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A Conservative Version
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
New American Standard Bible
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him arose by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four
King James Version
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Holman Bible
So Abimelech and all the people with him got up at night and waited in ambush for Shechem in four units.
International Standard Version
So Abimelech and his entire army got up that night and waited in ambush against Shechem in four separate companies.
American Standard Version
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Amplified
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him got up during the night, and set up an ambush against Shechem, in four companies.
Bible in Basic English
So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.
Darby Translation
And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Julia Smith Translation
And Abimelech will rise, and all the people which are with him, by night, and they will lie in wait against Shechem in four heads.
King James 2000
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Abimelech and all the army that [was] with him got up [by] night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem [in] four divisions.
Modern King James verseion
And Abimelech rose up by night, and all the people with him, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night. And they laid await to the city in four companies.
NET Bible
So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem -- they divided into four units.
New Heart English Bible
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
The Emphasized Bible
So Abimelech rose up,, and all the people that were with him, by night, - and they lay in wait above Shechem, in four companies.
Webster
And Abimelech rose, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
World English Bible
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who are with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem -- four detachments;
Themes
Ambush » Instances of » At shechem
Armies » March in ranks » Ambushes at shechem
Conspiracy » Instances of » Gaal, against abimelech
Gaal » Conspires against and is defeated by abimelech
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Shechem
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 9:34
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Context Readings
The Downfall Of Shechem And Abimelech
33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shall rise early, and rush upon the city, and, behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against thee, then thou may do to them as thou shall find 34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambushment.