அப்படியே சகல ஜனங்களும் அவரவர் ஒவ்வொரு கொம்பை வெட்டி, அபிமெலேக்குக்குப் பின்சென்று அவைகளை அந்த அரணுக்கு அருகே போட்டு, அக்கினி கொளுத்தி அந்த அரணைச் சுட்டுப்போட்டார்கள்; அதினால் புருஷரும் ஸ்திரீகளும் ஏறக்குறைய ஆயிரம்பேராகிய சீகேம் துருக்கத்து மனுஷர் எல்லாரும் செத்தார்கள்.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, were burned to death with it.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abim’elech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.
Webster’s Bible (WBT)
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them: so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
World English Bible (WEB)
All the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set `them’ at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.
Cross Reference
Judges 9:15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges 9:20
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
Galatians 5:15
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
James 3:16
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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