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Judges 9:3

And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

KJV

Locutique sunt fratres matris ejus de eo ad omnes viros Sichem universos sermones istos, et inclinaverunt cor eorum post Abimelech, dicentes : Frater noster est.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐλάλησαν περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν πάντων τῶν ἀνδρῶν Συχὲμ πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους· καὶ ἔκλινεν ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν ὀπίσω Ἀβειμέλεχ, ὅτι εἶπαν Ἀδελφὸς ἡμῶν ἐστιν,

LXX

And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

ASV

וַ/יְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲחֵֽי אִמּ֜/וֹ עָלָ֗י/ו בְּ/אָזְנֵי֙ כָּל בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה וַ/יֵּ֤ט לִבָּ/ם֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ אָחִ֥י/נוּ הֽוּא

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AbimelechAbimelech

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
'bymlk
proper_noun · 67×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 629×
ו
v
noun · 717×
ו
v
noun · 83×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
י
y
noun · 591×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שְׁכֶ֔ם
shkm
proper_noun · 63×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 15:13 — And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
  • Gen 29:15 — And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
  • Ps 10:3 — For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.