Judges 9:53

NET ©

a woman threw an upper millstone 1  down on his 2  head and shattered his skull.

NIV ©

a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.

NASB ©

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

NLT ©

a woman on the roof threw down a millstone that landed on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

MSG ©

Just then some woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and crushed his skull.

BBE ©

But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.

NRSV ©

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and crushed his skull.

NKJV ©

But a certain woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

KJV
And a certain
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woman
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cast
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a piece
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of a millstone
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upon Abimelech's
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and all to brake
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his skull
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Klstw (9:53)
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CONJ
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CONJ
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NET © [draft] ITL
a woman
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threw
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an
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upper millstone
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down on
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his
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head
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and shattered
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his skull
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.
NET © Notes

1 sn A hand mill consisted of an upper stone and larger lower stone. One would turn the upper stone with a handle to grind the grain, which was placed between the stones. An upper millstone, which was typically about two inches thick and a foot or so in diameter, probably weighed 25-30 pounds (11.4-13.6 kg). See G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 268; C. F. Burney, Judges, 288.

2 tn Heb “Abimelech’s.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “his” in the translation in keeping with conventions of English narrative style.