Judges 9:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.”
קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
שָׁמַע
listen
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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בַּעַל
O citizens of
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בַּעַל
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
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הַר
the mountain of
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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גְּרִזִים
Gerizim
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גְּרִזִים
Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine
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שְׁכֶם
Shechem
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שְׁכֶם
Shekem, a place in Palestine
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