Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women. Young's Literal Translation And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set [them] at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men{.htm" title="{"> of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women. King James Bible And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. Hebrew So eachכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person also גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and cut וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ (way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant his own branch שׂוֹכֹ֗ה (śō·w·ḵōh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7754: Branch, brushwood and followed וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Abimelech. אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name Then they piled [the branches] וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set against עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the inner chamber הַצְּרִ֔יחַ (haṣ·ṣə·rî·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6877: Perhaps excavation, underground chamber and set it וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ (way·yaṣ·ṣî·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3341: To burn, set on fire, to desolate on fire בָּאֵ֑שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire above them, עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against killing וַיָּמֻ֜תוּ (way·yā·mu·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every in the tower מִֽגְדַּל־ (miḡ·dal-) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers of Shechem, שְׁכֶ֛ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor about a thousand כְּאֶ֖לֶף (kə·’e·lep̄) Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 505: A thousand men אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person and women. וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (wə·’iš·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female |
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