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Judges 9:28-30
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28 Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul his chief officer?[a] Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. Why should we serve him?[b] 29 If only this people were in my command![c] Then I would remove Abimelech, and I would have said,[d] ‘Increase your army and come out!’”

30 When Zebul the commander of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he became angry,[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:28 Or “overseer”
  2. Judges 9:28 That is, Abimelech
  3. Judges 9:29 Literally “were in my hand”
  4. Judges 9:29 Hebrew “he said”; the translation “I would have said” follows the LXX
  5. Judges 9:30 Literally “his nose became hot”
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