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href="/bsb/judges/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Come by night with an army and hide out in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, go by night, you and the people who are with you, and set an ambush in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now then, tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that <i>is</i> with thee, and lie in wait in the field:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, get up by night, you and the people who <i>are</i> with you, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, arise by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now therefore, arise by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now therefore, arise by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, arise by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now then, get up during the night, you and the people who are with you, and set up an ambush in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now tonight, you and the troops with you, come and wait in ambush in the countryside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now tonight, you and the people with you are to come wait in ambush in the countryside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is what I think you should do. Lead your army here during the night and hide in the fields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You and your men must start out tonight. Set an ambush [for them] in the fields [around Shechem].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now then, you and your men should move by night and hide in the fields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So get up at night, take your soldiers with you, and wait in ambush out in the field. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now then, tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now, come up at night with your men and set an ambush in the field outside the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, rise up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore rise by night, thou, and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and now, rise by night, you and the people who [are] with you, and lay wait in the field,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who are with thee, and lay wait in the field,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now, rise up by night, thou and the people which are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Arise therefore in the night with the people that is with thee and he hid in the field: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, rise up in the night, with the people who are with you, and lie hidden in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So take action tonight, you and the troops who are with you, and set an ambush in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, go by night, you and the troops that are with you, and lie in wait in the fields.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore arise by night, you and the people that are with you, and lie in wait in the field;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Now arise in the night, you and the people that are with you, and lie in wait in the field<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now rise up by night, thou and the people with thee, and lay wait in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/9-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2938" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">The Fall of Shechem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now then,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">tonight</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">are to come</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693: we·’ĕ·rōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">and lie in wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the fields.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>And 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">2 Samuel 15:10</a></span><br />Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">1 Kings 1:5</a></span><br />At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">2 Kings 9:14-15</a></span><br />Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1-2</a></span><br />Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” / So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-8.htm">1 Samuel 22:8</a></span><br />Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">2 Samuel 15:12</a></span><br />While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14</a></span><br />And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">2 Samuel 15:13</a></span><br />Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-10</a></span><br />However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. / So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">2 Samuel 15:31</a></span><br />Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm">2 Samuel 17:1-2</a></span><br />Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. / I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">2 Samuel 18:14</a></span><br />But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">2 Samuel 19:41-43</a></span><br />Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?” / And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?” / “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">2 Samuel 20:22</a></span><br />Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore up by night, you and the people that is with you, and lie in wait in the field:</p><p class="hdg">by night</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-14.htm">Job 24:14-17</a></b></br> The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4</a></b></br> He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way <i>that is</i> not good; he abhorreth not evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-16</a></b></br> If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/8-20.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/joshua/8-12.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Night</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/judges/9-25.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/judges/19-20.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/judges/9-34.htm">Night</a> <a href="/judges/9-33.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/9-43.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/judges/9-34.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/judges/21-21.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-7.htm">Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-22.htm">Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-30.htm">Zebul reveals it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-34.htm">Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-46.htm">He burns the hold of the god Berith</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-50.htm">At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone</a></span><br><span class="reftext">56. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-56.htm">Jotham's curse is fulfilled.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now then</b><br>This phrase indicates a transition or a call to action. It suggests urgency and immediacy, often used in biblical narratives to prompt a decisive moment. In the context of <a href="/judges/9.htm">Judges 9</a>, it marks a shift in the plot where a plan is about to be executed.<p><b>tonight</b><br>The use of "tonight" emphasizes the immediacy and secrecy of the action. Nighttime operations in biblical times were often associated with stealth and surprise, as seen in other biblical accounts such as Gideon's attack on the Midianites (<a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Judges 7:9-25</a>). The cover of darkness provides a tactical advantage.<p><b>you and the people with you</b><br>This phrase highlights the involvement of a group, indicating that the action is not solitary but requires collective effort. It reflects the communal nature of ancient Israelite society, where leaders often acted with the support of their followers. This can be compared to other instances where leaders like David or Joshua led their people into battle.<p><b>are to come and lie in wait</b><br>The strategy of lying in wait is a common military tactic in the Bible, used to ambush or surprise an enemy. This tactic is seen in other biblical narratives, such as Joshua's ambush of Ai (<a href="/joshua/8-2.htm">Joshua 8:2-9</a>). It reflects the cunning and strategic planning often necessary in warfare during this period.<p><b>in the fields</b><br>Fields in ancient Israel were not only agricultural spaces but also common locations for military maneuvers and battles. The choice of fields for lying in wait suggests a strategic use of the landscape, taking advantage of open spaces for concealment and surprise. This setting is reminiscent of other biblical battles that took place in similar environments, such as the battle between David and Goliath in the Valley of Elah (1 Samuel 17).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm">Abimelech</a></b><br>The son of Gideon (also known as Jerubbaal), who declared himself king over Shechem after killing his seventy brothers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gaal_son_of_ebed.htm">Gaal son of Ebed</a></b><br>A man who opposed Abimelech and sought to lead a rebellion against him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zebul.htm">Zebul</a></b><br>The ruler of the city of Shechem who remained loyal to Abimelech and informed him of Gaal's plans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>An ancient city in the land of Canaan, significant in Israel's history, where Abimelech was made king.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fields_of_shechem.htm">Fields of Shechem</a></b><br>The location where Abimelech and his men were instructed to lie in wait to ambush Gaal and his followers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_ambition.htm">The Dangers of Ambition</a></b><br>Abimelech's account warns against unchecked ambition and the pursuit of power at any cost. His actions led to violence and destruction, reminding us to seek God's will rather than our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/loyalty_and_betrayal.htm">Loyalty and Betrayal</a></b><br>Zebul's loyalty to Abimelech contrasts with Gaal's betrayal, illustrating the complexities of human relationships and the importance of discernment in choosing whom to trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human schemes, God's purposes prevail. Abimelech's temporary success was part of a larger account that ultimately fulfilled God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Abimelech's violent rise to power and subsequent downfall serve as a reminder that sin has consequences, both for individuals and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Vigilance</a></b><br>The instruction to "lie in wait" symbolizes the need for spiritual vigilance. Believers must be alert to the enemy's schemes and ready to stand firm in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_or_what_is_the_daughter_of_zion.htm">Who or what is the Daughter of Zion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_judgment_reconciled.htm">Psalm 98:9 promises judgment with equity, but other biblical passages show God permitting destruction and violence--how are these reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_choose_judas_as_a_disciple.htm">What are Vessels of Wrath?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Lie in wait in the field.</span>--To surprise the Shechemites when they went out to finish their vintage operations, which they would do securely under the protection of Gaal's forces.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/9-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now then,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tonight</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֔יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the people</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are to come</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lie in wait</span><br /><span class="heb">וֶאֱרֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(we·’ĕ·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_693.htm">Strong's 693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie in wait</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the fields.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/9-32.htm">Judges 9:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/9-32.htm">OT History: Judges 9:32 Now therefore up by night you (Jd Judg. 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