Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him. Young's Literal Translation and they give to him seventy silverings out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hireth with them men, vain and unstable, and they go after him; King James Bible And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. Hebrew So they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־ (way·yit·tə·nū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him לוֹ֙ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew seventy [shekels] שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) of silver כֶּ֔סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money from the temple מִבֵּ֖יתּ (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of בַ֣עַל (ba·‘al) Preposition Strong's Hebrew Baal-berith, בְּרִ֑ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1170: Baal of (the) covenant', a Shechemite god with which בָּהֶ֜ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name hired וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר (way·yiś·kōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7936: To hire some worthless רֵיקִים֙ (rê·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7386: Empty, worthless and reckless וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים (ū·p̄ō·ḥă·zîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6348: To bubble up, froth, to be unimportant men אֲנָשִׁ֤ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind to follow וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk him. אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part |
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