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33 In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him.”[a]

34 So Abimelech and all his men came up[b] at night and set an ambush outside Shechem; they divided into[c] four units. 35 When Gaal son of Ebed came out and stood at the entrance to the city’s gate, Abimelech and his men got up from their hiding places.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:33 tn Heb “Look! He and the people who are with him will come out to you, and you will do to him what your hand finds [to do].”
  2. Judges 9:34 tn Heb “and all the people who were with him arose.”
  3. Judges 9:34 tn Heb “four heads.” The words “they divided into” are supplied in the translation for clarification.