Judges 9:3

9:3 His mother’s relatives ¹  spoke on his behalf to ²  all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. ³  The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; ⁴  they said, “He is our close relative.” ⁵ 

Judges 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ⁶  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ⁷  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Judges 13:11

13:11 So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he met ⁸  the man, he said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” ⁹  He said, “Yes.” ¹⁰ 

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¹ tn Heb “brothers.”

² tn Heb “into the ears of.”

³ tn Heb “and all these words.”

⁴ tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”

⁵ tn Heb “our brother.”

⁶ tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

⁷ tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”

⁸ tn Heb “came to.”

⁹ tn Heb “the woman.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “I [am].”