The Meaning of Judges 9:37 Explained

Judges 9:37

KJV: And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

YLT: And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, 'Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and another detachment is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.'

Darby: Ga'al spoke again and said, "Look, men are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak."

ASV: And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of the oak of Meonenim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Gaal  spake  again  and said,  See there come  people  down  by the middle  of the land,  and another  company  come  along by the plain  of  Meonenim. 

What does Judges 9:37 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 9:22-40 - The Kindling Fire
Although this is a sordid story, it is set out at length to teach us that God's judgments upon sin are not reserved for some future date, but are continually being administered. The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son, and throughout the ages of human history, he has been dividing men and nations, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. Peter tells us, for instance, that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were condemned to destruction, as an example to those who lived "ungodly," 2 Peter 2:6. Adonibezek bore witness to the same great law, Judges 1:7. The Psalms are full of it-see Psalms 7:15-17. Here it is also. Shechem rued the evil compact with Abimelech, the fratricide. Contention and bloodshed were their plentiful reward.
Let us keep calm and quiet, when wicked men attain to great power and spread themselves as "a green tree in its native soil." We need not fret ourselves to do evil. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him, for the Lord loveth judgment and forsaketh not His saints. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. See Psalms 37:1-40. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 9

1  Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king
7  Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin
22  Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him
30  Zebul reveals it
34  Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt
46  He burns the hold of the god Berith
50  At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone
56  Jotham's curse is fulfilled

What do the individual words in Judges 9:37 mean?

So again again Gaal spoke and said See people are coming down from the center of the land and company one is coming from the Terebinth Tree Diviners'
וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֣וֹד גַּעַל֮ לְדַבֵּר֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־ עָם֙ יֽוֹרְדִ֔ים מֵעִ֖ם טַבּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְרֹאשׁ־ אֶחָ֣ד בָּ֔א מִדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֵל֥וֹן מְעוֹנְנִֽים

וַיֹּ֨סֶף  So  again 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
ע֣וֹד  again 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
גַּעַל֮  Gaal 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גַּעַל  
Sense: son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech.
לְדַבֵּר֒  spoke 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הִנֵּה־  See 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
עָם֙  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
יֽוֹרְדִ֔ים  are  coming  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
טַבּ֣וּר  the  center 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: טַבּוּר  
Sense: centre, midst, navel, highest part.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְרֹאשׁ־  and  company 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
אֶחָ֣ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
בָּ֔א  is  coming 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵל֥וֹן  the  Terebinth  Tree 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֵלֹון  
Sense: tree, great tree, terebinth.
מְעוֹנְנִֽים  Diviners' 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָנַן 
Sense: (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds).

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