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Judges 9:1

AbimelechGideonShechem
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,

2 “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.”

3 And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

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BSB
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
KJV
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
WEB
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
ASV
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother`s brethren, and spake with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother`s father, saying,
DARBY
And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
BLB
And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to the brothers of his mother, and he spoke to them and to all the family of the house of the father of his mother, saying,
ÅB
Og Abimelek, Jerubba'als sønn, dro til Sikem, til sin mors brødre; og han talte til dem og til hele sin morfars slekt og sa:
OTB
Abimelek, sønn av Jerubbaal, dro til Sikem til sin mors slektninger og talte til dem og til hele familien til sin mors far og sa:
B1930
Og Abimelek, Jerubba'als sønn, drog til Sikem, til sin mors brødre; og han talte til dem og til hele sin morfars slekt og sa:

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