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651 B
651 B
all the men who were with him
"all the men accompanying Abimelech" or "all the men fighting for Abimelech"
they set an ambush against Shechem
Here "Shechem" represents the people of Shechem. AT: "they hid in order to attack the people of Shechem by surprise" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
dividing into four units
"separating into 4 groups" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
Gaal ... Ebed
See how you translated these names in Judges 9:26.