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38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your proud talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men whom you hated? Go out now and fight with them!” 39 So Gaal went out in front of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech. 40 Abimelech went after Gaal. And Gaal ran away from him. Many were hurt and fell all the way to the gate.

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38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your big talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelek that we should be subject to him?’ Aren’t these the men you ridiculed?(A) Go out and fight them!”

39 So Gaal led out[a] the citizens of Shechem and fought Abimelek. 40 Abimelek chased him all the way to the entrance of the gate, and many were killed as they fled.

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  1. Judges 9:39 Or Gaal went out in the sight of