Judges 9:27

And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
out	וַיֵּצְא֨וּ vai.ye.tze.'U	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
fields	הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה ha.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
gathered	וַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּ vai.yiv.tze.Ru	H1219	to gather grapes · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
vineyards	כַּרְמֵיהֶם֙ kar.mei.Hem	H3754	a garden or vineyard · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
trode	וַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּ vai.yid.re.Khu	H1869	to tread · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
made	וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ vai.ya.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
merry	הִלּוּלִ֑ים hi.lu.Lim	H1974	a celebration of thanksgiving for harvest · noun, common masculine plural absolute
went	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
god	אֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם 'elo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
eat	וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ vai.yo.khe.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
drink	וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ vai.yish.Tu	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
cursed	וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ vay.ka.Lu	H7043	to be (causatively · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh	H40	Abimelek · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Judges 9:4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, whi…
Luke 17:26-29 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Exodus 32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink,…
Exodus 32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast t…
Leviticus 24:11 And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was She…
Judges 8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-be…
Judges 9:46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
Judges 16:23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:22-49

Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his country, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a king; and not only the Shechemites, but many other places, paid him respect. They must have been fond of a king that could please themselves with such a one as this. But the triumphing of the wicked is short. Within three years, as the years of a hireling, all this glory shall be contemned, and laid in the dust, Isa 16:14. The ruin of these confederates in wickedness was from the righteous hand of the God to whom vengeance belongs. He sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Jdg 9:…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:26

Gaal . . . came with his brethren . . ., and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him--An insurrection of the original Canaanites, headed by this man, at last broke out in Shechem.

John Gill on Judges 9:27

Before they kept within the city, and durst not stir out to gather in the vintage, the time being come, for fear of the troops of Abimelech; for their lying in wait for him, and the robberies committed being made known to him, he had prepared to raise some forces, and attack them, of which they had had information; but now being encouraged with the protection of Gaal, they ventured out to gather their grapes in their vineyards without fear: and trode the grapes, and made merry: sung songs and danced, as was usual at the ingathering of the fruits of the earth, and treading the winepress, Isaiah 16:10 though Abendana thinks this joy and merriment were made to their idol, to whom they gave the…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:25-29

The faithlessness of the Shechemites towards Abimelech commenced by their placing liers in wait for him (לו, dat. incomm., to his disadvantage) upon the tops of the mountains (Ebal and Gerizim, between which Shechem was situated), who plundered every one who passed by them on the road. In what way they did harm to Abimelech by sending out liers in wait to plunder the passers-by, is not very clear from the brevity of the narrative. The general effect may have been, that they brought his government into discredit with the people by organizing a system of robbery and plunder, and thus aroused a spirit of discontent and rebellion. Possibly, however, these highway robbers were to watch for Abimel…

Dictionary and topics

Entertain — Entertainments, “feasts,” were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection…
Gaal — Loathing, the son of Ebed, in whom the Shechemites “placed their confidence” when they became discontented with Abimelech. He headed the revolution, and led out the men of Shechem against Abimelech;…
Conspiracy · .Gaal, against Abimelech — .Gaal, against Abimelech
Ebed · 1. Father of Gaal — 1. Father of Gaal
Entertainments · Given on occasions of: Vintage — Given on occasions of: Vintage
Grape · .At Shechem — .At Shechem
Harvest · Celebrated with joy — Celebrated with joy

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:22-49

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:26

John Gill on Judges 9:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:25-29

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:22-49

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:26

John Gill on Judges 9:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:25-29

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 9:27