Judges 9:28
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?”
עָבַד
To serve, to work, to worship. Abad. You shall worship the LORD your God and Him only shall you serve. Worship and service are the same word in Hebrew.
מִי
who?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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בֵּן
is he the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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פָּקִיד
deputy/ his
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פָּקִיד
a superintendent (civil, military or religious)
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יְרֻבַּעַל
Jerub-Baal
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יְרֻבַּעַל
Jerubbaal, a symbolic name of Gideon
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עֶבֶד
Ebed
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עֶבֶד
Ebed, the name of two Israelites
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שְׁכֶם
Shechem
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שְׁכֶם
Shekem, a place in Palestine
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חֲמוֹר
Hamor
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חֲמוֹר
Chamor, a Canaanite
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גַּעַל
Gaal
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גַּעַל
Gaal, an Israelite
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