en_tn/jdg/09/03.md

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# His mother's relatives spoke for him to the leaders
This means that the relatives of the mother of Abimelech spoke to the leaders, suggesting that they make Abimelech their king.
# they agreed to follow Abimelech
"they agreed to let Abimelech be their leader"
# the house
Here "house" represents a temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# seventy pieces of silver
This means seventy shekels of silver. A shekel weighs 11 grams. If it is necessary to translate this with modern measurements, you can translate it like this. AT: "almost one kilo of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])
# seventy
"70" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# Baal-Berith
This is the name of a false god. See how you translated it in [Judges 8:33](../08/32.md).
# lawless and reckless
"violent and foolish"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shechem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abimelech]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/silver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lawless]]