Judges 9:36

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!" But Zebul replied, "You are seeing the shadows of the mountains as if they were men."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now whan Gaal sawe the people, he sayde vnto Sebul: Beholde, there commeth a people downe from the toppe of ye mount. Sebul saide vnto him: Thou seist ye shadowe of the mountaines as though they were me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when Gaal sawe the people, he said to Zebul, Beholde, there come people downe from the tops of the mountaines: and Zebul said vnto him, The shadowe of the mountaines seeme men vnto thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when Gaal sawe ye people, he sayd to Zebul: Beholde, there come people downe from the top of the mountaines. And Zebul sayd vnto him: The shadow of the hylles seeme men vnto thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as [if they were] men.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. Zebul said to him, You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like men.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Gaal saw the men and said to Zebul,“Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills.” But Zebul said to him,“You are seeing the shadows on the hills– it just looks like men.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 7:7 : 7 Doom has come upon you, you who live in the land. The time has come; the day is near. There is panic instead of joy on the mountains.
  • Mark 8:24 : 24 The man looked up and said, 'I see people, but they look like trees walking around.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 9:37-44
    8 verses
    87%

    37But Gaal spoke again, "Look, people are coming down from the central area of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the soothsayers’ oak."

    38Then Zebul said to him, "Where now is your boasting, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Aren’t these the people you despised? Go out now and fight them!"

    39So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.

    40But Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. Many fell wounded, all the way to the entrance of the gate.

    41Abimelech stayed in Arumah, while Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.

    42The following day, the people went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.

    43So Abimelech took his army, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked them.

    44Abimelech and his company rushed forward and took their position at the entrance of the city gate, while the other two companies struck down those in the fields.

  • Judg 9:25-35
    11 verses
    80%

    25The leaders of Shechem set up ambushes on the mountaintops, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. This was reported to Abimelech.

    26Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came to Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their trust in him.

    27They went out into the fields, harvested their vineyards, trampled the grapes, and held a festival. They entered the temple of their god, where they ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

    28Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal, and isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the descendants of Hamor, the father of Shechem! Why should we serve him?

    29If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech!" Then he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out!"

    30When Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard what Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, he became very angry.

    31He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, "Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.

    32Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.

    33In the morning, as the sun rises, advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do whatever is needed to deal with them.

    34So Abimelech and all his troops got up by night and set an ambush near Shechem in four companies.

    35When Gaal, the son of Ebed, came out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, Abimelech and his men arose from their hiding places.

  • Judg 9:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered together. They went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

    7When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

  • Judg 9:46-48
    3 verses
    67%

    46When all the citizens of the tower of Shechem heard about this, they went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

    47When Abimelech was told that all the people of the tower of Shechem had gathered there,

    48he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. There, Abimelech took an axe, cut off a branch from a tree, lifted it onto his shoulder, and said to his men, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise."

  • Judg 19:16-17
    2 verses
    66%

    16In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and was staying temporarily in Gibeah, though the people of the place were Benjaminites.

    17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man asked, "Where are you going, and where have you come from?"

  • 1 Sam 14:16
    66%

    16Saul's lookouts at Gibeah of Benjamin saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions.

  • Judg 8:21
    65%

    21Zebah and Zalmunna said, 'Get up yourself and strike us down, for a man is judged by his strength.' So Gideon got up, killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.

  • Judg 9:51
    65%

    51Now there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, along with the city's leaders, fled there. They shut themselves inside and climbed up to the roof of the tower.

  • Jer 4:24
    65%

    24I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.

  • Judg 9:18-19
    2 verses
    64%

    18but today you have risen up against my father’s house and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your brother—

    19if you have acted faithfully and sincerely toward Jerubbaal and his family today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

  • Judg 8:18
    64%

    18Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, 'What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?' They answered, 'They were like you—each one resembling the son of a king.'

  • Judg 8:15
    64%

    15Then Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, 'Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, “Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your exhausted men?”'

  • Judg 8:9
    64%

    9So he said to the men of Penuel, 'When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower.'

  • 1 Sam 17:3
    64%

    3The Philistines stood on one hill, and Israel stood on another hill, with the valley between them.

  • Judg 1:24
    64%

    24The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, "Please show us how to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly."

  • Judg 20:36
    63%

    36Then the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated. The Israelites had given ground to the Benjaminites because they relied on the ambush they had set near Gibeah.

  • Judg 18:8
    63%

    8When they returned to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, 'What do you report?'

  • Num 23:9
    63%

    9For from the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them; they are a people who live apart and do not consider themselves among the nations.