Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he
King James Version
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Holman Bible
His concubine who was in Shechem
International Standard Version
His mistress in Shechem bore him a son whom he named Abimelech.
A Conservative Version
And his concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
American Standard Version
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
Amplified
And his
Bible in Basic English
And the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.
Darby Translation
And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abim'elech.
Julia Smith Translation
And his concubine which is in Shechem, she will bear to him a son, and she will set his name Abimelech.
King James 2000
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His concubine who [was] in Shechem also bore for him a son, and {he named him} Abimelech.
Modern King James verseion
And his concubine, who was in Shechem, also bore him a son whose name he called Abimelech.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his concubine that dwelt in Shechem bare him a son also, whose name he called Abimelech.
NET Bible
His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.
New Heart English Bible
His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
The Emphasized Bible
And, his concubine who was in Shechem, she also, bare him a son, - and he gave him the name of Abimelech.
Webster
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
World English Bible
His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Youngs Literal Translation
and his concubine, who is in Shechem, hath born to him -- even she -- a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.
Themes
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Weakened by prosperity
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Weakened by prosperity
Shechem » Also called sychar, a city of refuge in mount ephraim » Abimelech made king at
Interlinear
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Shem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 8:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gideon's Legacy
30
And Gideon had seventy sons that came out of his loins, for he had many wives.
31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bore, Ishmael.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Genesis 22:24
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also gave birth to Tebah and Gaham and Thahash and Maachah.
Judges 9:1-5
And Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
Judges 9:18
and ye are risen up against my father's house this day and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon a stone and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem because he is your brother;)