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Judges 9:37

GaalDiviners' Oak

35 Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.

36 When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”

Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”

38 “Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”

39 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,

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BSB
Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”
KJV
And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
WEB
Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
ASV
And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of the oak of Meonenim.
DARBY
And Gaal spoke again, and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming along by the way of the Magician's oak.
BLB
And Gaal added again to speak, and he said, “Behold, a people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the way of the Oak of the Diviners.”
ÅB
Men Ga'al sa igjen: Jo, det kommer folk ned fra midtfjellet, og én hop kommer på veien som fører til trollmanns-eken.
OTB
Men Gaal talte igjen: "Se, folk kommer ned fra den høyeste delen av landet, og en gruppe kommer fra retningen til spåmannens tre."
B1930
Men Ga'al sa atter: Jo, det kommer folk ned fra midtfjellet, og én hop kommer på veien som fører til trollmanns-eken.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:14

    Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.

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