Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold, a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake. seest the shadow. Ezekiel 7:7 Destruction is come upon thee that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of slaughter is near, and not of the joy of mountains. Mark 8:24 And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking. Context The Fall of Shechem…35And Gaal, the son of Obed, went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him, from the places of the ambushes. 36And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold, a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake.37Again Gaal said: Behold, there cometh people down from the midst of the land, and one troop cometh by the way that looketh towards the oak.… Cross References Judges 9:35 And Gaal, the son of Obed, went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him, from the places of the ambushes. Judges 9:37 Again Gaal said: Behold, there cometh people down from the midst of the land, and one troop cometh by the way that looketh towards the oak. Lexicon When Gaalגַּעַל֮ (ga·‘al) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1603: Gaal -- probably a Canaanite saw וַיַּרְא־ (way·yar-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see the people, הָעָם֒ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock he said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Zebul, זְבֻ֔ל (zə·ḇul) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2083: Zebul -- an officer of Abimelech “Look, הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! people עָ֣ם (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock are coming down יוֹרֵ֔ד (yō·w·rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend from the mountains!” מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י (mê·rā·šê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head But Zebul זְבֻ֔ל (zə·ḇul) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2083: Zebul -- an officer of Abimelech replied, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “The shadows צֵ֧ל (ṣêl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6738: A shadow of the mountains הֶהָרִ֛ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country look רֹאֶ֖ה (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see like men כָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ (kā·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person to you.” אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you Additional Translations 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.”And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. And Gaal the son of Jobel saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, a people comes down from the top of the mountains: and Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men. And Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men. And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains." Zebul said to him, "You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men." and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, 'Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;' and Zebul saith unto him, 'The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.' 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