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Judges 9:5

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9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, 1  the seventy legitimate 2  sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, 3  because he hid.

Judges 9:56-57

Context

9:56 God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers. 4  9:57 God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell 5  on them.

1 tn Heb “his brothers.”

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

3 tn Heb “remained.”

4 tn Heb “seventy brothers.”

5 tn Heb “came.”



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