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Judges 9:21

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

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וַיָּ֣נָסvayanasand awayנוּסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and away”, the next action in the storyH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.יוֹתָ֔םyotamJothamיוֹתָםnoun, proper name — “Jotham”H3147Jotham, the name of three IsraelitesJotham.וַיִּבְרַ֖חvayivrachand fleeבָּרַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and flee”, the next action in the storyH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בְּאֵ֑רָהbeerahBeerבְּאֵרnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Beer”H876Beer, a place in the Desert, also one in PalestineBeer.וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…שָׁ֔םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.מִפְּנֵ֖יmipnefrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְavimelekhAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.אָחִֽיוachivbrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

World English Bible

Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Darby Translation

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, because of Abimelech his brother.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had said thus he fled, and went into Bera: and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joatham fled, and ran away, and went as far as Bæer, and dwelt there out of the way of his brother Abimelech.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔφυγεν Ἰωάθαμ καὶ ἀπέδρα, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἕως Βαιὴρ, καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐκεῖ ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἀβιμέλεχ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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