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Judges 9:23

NETBible	God sent a spirit to stir up hostility¹ between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal² to Abimelech.
NIV © biblegateway Jdg 9:23	God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem, who acted treacherously against Abimelech.
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 9:23	Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
NLT © biblegateway Jdg 9:23	God stirred up trouble between Abimelech and the people of Shechem, and they revolted.
MSG © biblegateway Jdg 9:23	Then God brought bad blood between Abimelech and Shechem's leaders, who now worked treacherously behind his back.
BBE © SABDAweb Jdg 9:23	And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;
NRSV © bibleoremus Jdg 9:23	But God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech.
NKJV © biblegateway Jdg 9:23	God sent a spirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
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KJV	Then God <0430> sent <07971> (8799) an evil <07451> spirit <07307> between Abimelech <040> and the men <01167> of Shechem <07927>_; and the men <01167> of Shechem <07927> dealt treacherously <0898> (8799) with Abimelech <040>_:
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 9:23	Then God <0430> sent <07971> an evil <07451> spirit <07307> between <0996> Abimelech <040> and the men <01167> of Shechem <07927> ; and the men <01167> of Shechem <07927> dealt <0898> treacherously <0898> with Abimelech <040> ,
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ exapesteilen <1821> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM pneuma <4151> N-ASN ponhron <4190> A-ASN ana <303> PREP meson <3319> A-ASN abimelec {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ ana <303> PREP meson <3319> A-ASN twn <3588> T-GPM andrwn <435> N-GPM sikimwn {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ hyethsan <114> V-AAI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM andrev <435> N-NPM sikimwn {N-PRI} en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM oikw <3624> N-DSM abimelec {N-PRI}
NET [draft] ITL	God <0430> sent <07971> a spirit <07307> to stir up hostility <07451> between <0996> <0996> Abimelech <040> and the leaders <01167> of Shechem <07927> . He made the leaders <01167> of Shechem <07927> disloyal <0898> to Abimelech <040> .
HEBREW	Klmybab <040> Mks <07927> yleb <01167> wdgbyw <0898> Mks <07927> yleb <01167> Nybw <0996> Klmyba <040> Nyb <0996> her <07451> xwr <07307> Myhla <0430> xlsyw (9:23) <07971>

NETBible

God sent a spirit to stir up hostility¹ between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal² to Abimelech.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “an evil spirit.” A nonphysical, spirit being is in view, like the one who volunteered to deceive Ahab (1 Kgs 22:21). The traditional translation, “evil spirit,” implies the being is inherently wicked, perhaps even demonic, but this is not necessarily the case. The Hebrew adjective רָעַה (ra’ah) can have a nonethical sense, “harmful; dangerous; calamitous.” When modifying רוּחַ (ruakh, “spirit”) it may simply indicate that the being in view causes harm to the object of God’s judgment. G. F. Moore (Judges [ICC], 253) here refers to a “mischief-making spirit.”

²tn Heb “The leaders of Shechem were disloyal.” The words “he made” are supplied in the translation for clarification.