Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘ Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.” Young's Literal Translation ‘Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which [is] good for you—the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man?—and ye have remembered that I [am] your bone and your flesh.’ King James Bible Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh. Hebrew “Pleaseנָ֞א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' ask דַּבְּרוּ־ (dab·bə·rū-) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the leaders בַּעֲלֵ֣י (ba·‘ă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner of Shechem, שְׁכֶם֮ (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor ‘Is it better טּ֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good for you לָכֶם֒ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew that seventy שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) men, אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person all כֹּ֚ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jerubbaal, יְרֻבַּ֔עַל (yə·rub·ba·‘al) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3378: Jerubbaal -- 'let Baal contend', a name of Gideon rule הַמְשֹׁ֨ל (ham·šōl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign over you, בָּכֶ֜ם (bā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not just one אֶחָ֑ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first man?’ אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Remember וּזְכַרְתֶּ֕ם (ū·zə·ḵar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אָנִֽי׃ (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am your own flesh וּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·śar·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and blood.� עַצְמֵכֶם (‘aṣ·mê·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame |
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