Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLike raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. Young's Literal Translation And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder—the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done. King James Bible And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. Hebrew Like raidersגְּדוּדִ֗ים (gə·ḏū·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1416: A band, troop who lie in ambush, וּכְחַכֵּ֨י (ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2442: To adhere to, to await [so does] a band חֶ֚בֶר (ḥe·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2267: Company, association, spell of priests; כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kō·hă·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest they murder יְרַצְּחוּ־ (yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder on the way דֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action to Shechem; שֶׁ֑כְמָה (šeḵ·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor surely כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they have committed עָשֽׂוּ׃ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make atrocities. זִמָּ֖ה (zim·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2154: A plan, device, wickedness |
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