Judges 9:1

Abimelech Murders His Brothers

9:1 Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family,

Judges 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, the seventy legitimate sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, because he hid.

tn Heb “brothers.”

tn Heb “to all the extended family of the house of the father of his mother.”

tn Heb “his brothers.”

tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “remained.”