King James Version

Judges 9:22

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

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וַיָּ֧שַׂרvayasarand make princesשׂוּרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and make princes”, the next action in the storyH7786properly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)make princes, have power, reign. See H5493 (סוּר).אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְavimelekhAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.שָׁלֹ֥שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).שָׁנִֽיםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years,

World English Bible

Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

Darby Translation

And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

Douay-Rheims

So Abimelech reigned over Israel for three years.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abimelech reigned over Israel three years.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦρξεν Ἀβιμέλεχ ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ τρία ἔτη.

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