Judges 9 · Verse 33

Judges 9:33

And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
Judges 9:33, King James Version

Judges 9:33 in other translations

BSBAnd in the morning at sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”
WEBIt shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”
ASVand it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
YLTand it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who are with him are going out unto thee--and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.'
DARBYAnd it shall be in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; and behold, he and the people that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt find occasion.
BBEAnd in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.
WebsterAnd it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun hath risen, thou shalt rise early, and attack the city: and behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

What does Judges 9:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:28-45

28-45. would to God this people were under my hand--He seems to have been a boastful, impudent, and cowardly person, totally unfit to be a leader in a revolutionary crisis. The consequence was that he allowed himself to be drawn into an ambush, was defeated, the city of Shechem destroyed and strewn with salt. The people took refuge in the stronghold, which was set on fire, and all in it perished.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:30-49

Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hoped would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as those will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove a…

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Judges 9:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
כִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achwhen risesH2224
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121
תַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.Kimyou will rise earlyH7925
וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣u.fa.sha.Taand you will make a raidH6584
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009
ה֞וּאhu'heH1931
וְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
אִתּוֹ֙'i.To[is] with himH854
יֹצְאִ֣יםyo.tze.'Im[are] going outH3318
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaagainst youH413
וְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will doH6213
לּ֔וֹloto <the> him
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
תִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'it will findH4672
יָדֶֽךָ\׃\ \סya.De.khahand yourH3027

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 9:33

  • 1 Samuel 10:7

    And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  • Leviticus 25:26

    And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;

  • 1 Samuel 25:8

    Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as thou shalt find. Heb. as thine hand shall find.
Le 25:26; *marg:
1Sa 10:7; 25:8; Ec 9:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 9:32

    Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

  • Judges 9:33

    And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

  • Judges 9:34

    And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

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Judges 9:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y por la mañana al salir del sol te levantarás y acometerás la ciudad: y él y el pueblo que está con él saldrán contra ti, y tu harás con él según que se te ofrecerá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, le matin, tu te lèveras de bonne heure, au lever du soleil, et tu fondras sur la ville; et voici, Gaal et le peuple qui est avec lui sortiront contre toi, et tu lui feras selon ce que ta main rencontrera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschehe am Morgen, wenn die Sonne aufgeht, so mache dich früh auf und überfalle die Stadt; und siehe, wenn er und das Volk, das bei ihm ist, gegen dich hinausziehen, so tue ihm, wie deine Hand es finden wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et primo mane, oriente sole, irrue super civitatem. Illo autem egrediente adversum te cum populo suo, fac ei quod potueris.