Judges Chapter 9 verse 43 Holy Bible
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; And he rose up against them, and smote them.
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And he took his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on them.
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He took his men and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the fields; and he looked and saw the men coming out of the city, and he rose against them and slew them.
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And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
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And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people had come out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
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He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; He rose up against them, and struck them.
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and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(43) Into three companies.--Why he only made three companies this time can only be matter of conjecture.He rose up against them, and smote them.--He was evidently a man of ruthlessly vindictive temperament, for these people whom he slew were mere husbandmen, not an armed host.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo he tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takehis men,הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockdividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙ (way·ye·ḥĕ·ṣêm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 2673: To cut, split in two, to halvethem into threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (liš·lō·šāh)Preposition-l | Number - masculine singularStrong's 7969: Three, third, thricecompanies,רָאשִׁ֔ים (rā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7218: The headand waited in ambushוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב (way·ye·’ĕ·rōḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 693: To lie in waitin the fields.בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (baś·śā·ḏeh)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landWhen he sawוַיַּ֗רְא (way·yar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seethe peopleהָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockcoming outיֹצֵ֣א (yō·ṣê)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximofמִן־ (min-)PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofthe city,הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementhe rose upוַיָּ֥קָם (way·yā·qām)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standagainst themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstand attacked them.וַיַּכֵּֽם׃ (way·yak·kêm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5221: To strikeJump to PreviousBands City Companies Detachments Divided Divideth Laid Rose Secretly Separating Slew Smote Struck Three Wait Waiting
