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28 Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed?[a] Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:28 tn Heb “and Zebul his appointee.”
  2. Judges 9:28 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abimelech) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

28 Then Gaal son of Ebed(A) said, “Who(B) is Abimelek, and why should we Shechemites be subject to him? Isn’t he Jerub-Baal’s son, and isn’t Zebul his deputy? Serve the family of Hamor,(C) Shechem’s father! Why should we serve Abimelek?

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