Judges 9:38
ContextNET © | Zebul said to him, “Where now are your bragging words, 1 ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men 2 you insulted? 3 Go out now and fight them!” |
NIV © | Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your big talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should be subject to him?’ Aren’t these the men you ridiculed? Go out and fight them!" |
NASB © | Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your boasting now with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Is this not the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them!" |
NLT © | Then Zebul turned on him triumphantly. "Now where is that big mouth of yours?" he demanded. "Wasn’t it you that said, ‘Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?’ The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!" |
MSG © | Zebul said, "Where is that big mouth of yours now? You who said, 'And who is Abimelech that we should take orders from him?' Well, there he is with the troops you ridiculed. Here's your chance. Fight away!" |
BBE © | Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them. |
NRSV © | Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your boast now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the troops you made light of? Go out now and fight with them." |
NKJV © | Then Zebul said to him, "Where indeed is your mouth now, with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out, if you will, and fight with them now." |
KJV | |
NASB © | Then Zebul <02083> said <0559> to him, "Where <0346> is your boasting <06310> now <0645> with which <0834> you said <0559> , 'Who <04310> is Abimelech <040> that we should serve <05647> him?' Is this <02088> not the people <05971> whom <0834> you despised <03988> ? Go <03318> out now <06258> and fight with them!"<03898> |
HEBREW | |
LXXM | |
NET © [draft] ITL | Zebul <02083> said <0559> to him <0413> , “Where <0346> now <0645> are your bragging words <0559> <0834> <06310> , ‘Who <04310> is Abimelech <040> that <03588> we should serve <05647> him?’ Are these <02088> not <03808> the men <05971> you insulted <03988> ? Go out <03318> now <06258> and fight them!”<03898> |
NET © | Zebul said to him, “Where now are your bragging words, 1 ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men 2 you insulted? 3 Go out now and fight them!” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “is your mouth that says.” 2 tn Heb “the people.” 3 tn Or “despised.” |