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Judges 9:45

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְvaavimelekhand Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.נִלְחָ֣םnilchamdevourלָחַםverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “devour”, a verb used as a describing wordH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).בָּעִ֗ירbairin cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.כֹּ֚לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיּ֣וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַה֔וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וַיִּלְכֹּד֙vayilkodand catchלָכַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and catch”, the next action in the storyH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעִ֔ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעָ֥םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בָּ֖הּbahinבָּ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inהָרָ֑גharagdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.וַיִּתֹּץ֙vayitotsand beat downנָתַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and beat down”, the next action in the storyH5422to tear downbeat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעִ֔ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvayizraehaand bearזָרַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.מֶֽלַחmelachsaltמֶלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “salt”, the ordinary formH4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein; and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who [are] in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it [with] salt.

World English Bible

Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.

Darby Translation

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and broke down the city, and sowed it with salt.

Douay-Rheims

And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein; and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἀβιμέλεχ παρετάσσετο ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην, καὶ κατελάβετο τὴν πόλιν, καὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀπέκτεινε, καὶ τὴν πόλιν καθεῖλε, καὶ ἔσπειρεν αὐτὴν ἅλας.