29Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abim'elech. I would say to Abim'elech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'|
29Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abim'elech. I would say to Abim'elech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'|
26 And Ga'al the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his kinsmen; and the men of Shechem put confidence in him.
27 And they went out into the field, and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and reviled Abim'elech.
28 And Ga'al the son of Ebed said, |Who is Abim'elech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubba'al and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?
29 Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abim'elech. I would say to Abim'elech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'|
30 When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Ga'al the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 And he sent messengers to Abim'elech at Aru'mah, saying, |Behold, Ga'al the son of Ebed and his kinsmen have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.
9:29If only this people were under my command! Then I would get rid of him. I would say to Abimelech, 'Call out your whole army!' "
9:29And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
9:29Would to God that some man would put this people under my hand, that I might remove Abimelech out of the way. And it was said to Abimelech: Gather together the multitude of an army, and come.
9:29And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
9:29And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
9:29And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thy army, and come out.
9:29Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.| He said to Abimelech, |Increase your army, and come out!|
9:29and oh that this people were in my hand — then I turn Abimelech aside;' and he saith to Abimelech, 'Increase thy host, and come out.'
9:29And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.