9:31a So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say,

He secretly sent messengers to say to Abimelek,
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He secretly sent messengers to Abimelek to tell him that

9:31b “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem

“Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem.
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Gaal son of Ebed and his family had come to Shechem.

9:31c and are stirring up the city against you.

They are inciting ⌊the people of⌋ the town to rebel against you. (sing.)
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They said, “Gaal is trying ⌊to persuade the people to have him rule Shechem⌋ instead of you.

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