The Meaning of Judges 9:42 Explained

Judges 9:42

KJV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare it to Abimelech,

Darby: On the following day the men went out into the fields. And Abim'elech was told.

ASV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

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What is the context of Judges 9:42?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

What does Judges 9:42 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 9:41-57 - The Burning Of The Bramble

Terrible deeds like these give tokens of the power of the god of this world, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. Alas, similar atrocities are being perpetrated still, after all these centuries of what is called Christian civilization. But this Christianity is only a very shallow veneer, and when national passions break loose, there is little to choose between war today and in pre-Christian ages.

Men have no right to attribute the sins, cruelties, barbarities and enormities of the present day to Christianity. They are due to its absence. The whole Gospel of the Son of man protests against them. We must sadly admit that His "enemy hath done this." And there will be no real cessation of the evils beneath which the world groans until the King comes to His own and sets up His everlasting Kingdom. What has happened of late in Europe, notwithstanding all the efforts toward arbitration and peace, proves that something new must be brought to pass before the Father's kingdom can come and His will be done on earth. [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 9:42 mean?

And it came about on the next day that went out the people into the field and they told Abimelech

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֵּצֵ֥א הָעָ֖ם הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ

וַֽיְהִי֙	And it came about
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת	on the next day
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular Root: מָחֳרָת Sense: the morrow, the day after.
וַיֵּצֵ֥א	that went out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הָעָ֖ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	into the field
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׂדֶה Sense: field, land.
וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ	and they told
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ	Abimelech
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time.

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