Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves. Context Abimelech's Punishment50Then Abimelech, departing from thence, came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army. 51And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves.52And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:… Cross References Judges 9:50 Then Abimelech, departing from thence, came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army. Judges 9:52 And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it: Lexicon But there wasהָיָ֣ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a strong עֹז֮ (‘ōz) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5797: Strength, might tower וּמִגְדַּל־ (ū·miḡ·dal-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers inside בְתוֹךְ־ (ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre the city, הָעִיר֒ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the men, הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind women, וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים (wə·han·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female and leaders בַּעֲלֵ֣י (ba·‘ă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner of the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement fled וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ (way·yā·nu·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5127: To flit, vanish away there. שָׁ֜מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither They locked themselves in וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ (way·yis·gə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender and went up וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the roof גַּ֥ג (gaḡ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1406: A roof, the top of an altar of the tower. הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers Additional Translations But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and got them up to the top of the tower. But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower. And there was a strong tower in the midst of the city; and thither all the men and the women of the city fled, and shut the door without them, and went up on the roof of the tower. But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and went up to the roof of the tower. But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower. But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it after them, and ascended to the top of the tower. But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower. and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut it behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower. Jump to Previous Ascended Center City Climbed However Inside Leaders Masters Middle Midst Roof Shut Strong Themselves Thither Top Tower Within WomenJump to Next Ascended Center City Climbed However Inside Leaders Masters Middle Midst Roof Shut Strong Themselves Thither Top Tower Within WomenExternal Links Judges 9:51 NIVJudges 9:51 NLT Judges 9:51 ESV Judges 9:51 NASB Judges 9:51 ASV Judges 9:51 Bible Apps Judges 9:51 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:51 Chinese Bible Judges 9:51 French Bible Judges 9:51 German Bible Alphabetical: a all and But center city climbed fled however in Inside leaders locked men of on people roof shut strong the themselves there They to tower up was went which with women OT History: Judges 9:51 But there was a strong tower within (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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