Judges 9:49
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
מִגְדָּל
Tower, elevated structure. Migdal. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe. God is our high place of protection.
עַל
over/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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שְׁכֶם
Shechem
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שְׁכֶם
Shekem, a place in Palestine
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שׂוֹךְ
own branch/ his
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שׂוֹךְ
a branch (as interleaved)
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