Judges 9:33
New International Version
In the morning at sunrise, advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, seize the opportunity to attack them.”

New Living Translation
In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish.”

English Standard Version
Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city. And when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them as your hand finds to do.”

Berean Standard Bible
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.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And it shall be, as soon as the sun is up in the morning, that you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may then do to them as you find opportunity.”

New American Standard Bible
Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and attack the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

NASB 1995
“In the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

NASB 1977
“And it shall come about in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, that you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, that you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and behold, he and the people who are with him will come out against you, and you shall do to them whatever your hand finds pleasing.”

Amplified Bible
Then in the morning, at sunrise, you will get up early and rush upon and attack the city; and when Gaal and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

Christian Standard Bible
Then get up early, and at sunrise attack the city. When he and the troops who are with him come out against you, do to him whatever you can.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then get up early, and at sunrise charge the city. When he and the people who are with him come out against you, do to him whatever you can.”

American Standard Version
and 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.

Contemporary English Version
Get up the next morning at sunrise and rush out of your hiding places to attack the town. Gaal and his followers will come out to fight you, but you will easily defeat them.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the morning, when the sun rises, get up quickly and raid the city. When Gaal and his men come out to attack you, do whatever you want to him."

Good News Translation
Get up tomorrow morning at sunrise and make a sudden attack on the city. Then when Gaal and his men come out against you, hit them with all you've got!"

International Standard Version
Tomorrow morning when the sun is up, get up early and attack the city. When Gaal and his army come out to fight you, do whatever you can to them."

Majority Standard Bible
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.?

NET Bible
In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him."

New Heart English Bible
And it shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city. And look, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then do whatever you can to them."

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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.

World English Bible
It 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.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and it has been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, you rise early, and have pushed against the city; and behold, he and the people who [are] with him are going out to you—and you have done to him as your hand finds.”

Young's Literal Translation
and 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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And it was in the morning when the sun rose, thou shalt rise early and invade upon the city: and behold, he and the people which with him coming forth against thee; and do thou to him as thy hand shall find.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And betimes in the morning at sun rising set upon the city. And when he shall come out against thee with his people, do to him what thou shalt be able.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And at first light in the morning, as the sun is rising, rush upon the city. And when he goes out against you, with his people, do to him what you are able to do.”

New American Bible
Promptly at sunrise tomorrow morning, make a raid on the city. When he and the troops who are with him come out against you, deal with him as best you can.”

New Revised Standard Version
Then early in the morning, as soon as the sun rises, get up and rush on the city; and when he and the troops that are with him come out against you, you may deal with them as best you can.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And in the morning as soon as the sun is up, you must rise early, and march upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against you, you may do to them as you are able to do.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in the morning when the sun has risen, arise and walk to the city, and behold he and the people that are with him are going out to you. Do to them according to the ability in your hands”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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 are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt be able.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it shall come to pass in the morning at sunrising, thou shalt rise up early and draw toward the city; and behold, he and the people with him will come forth against thee, and thou shalt do to him according to thy power.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Fall of Shechem
32Now then, tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields. 33And 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.” 34So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 17:1-2
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

Joshua 8:4-7
with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready. / Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them. / They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them, ...

1 Samuel 15:2-3
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

2 Kings 7:12
So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”

1 Samuel 11:11
The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

1 Samuel 30:17
And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

2 Samuel 2:29-31
And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim. / When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing, / but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.

2 Kings 19:35
And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

1 Samuel 14:8-12
“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them. / If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them. / But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.” ...

2 Chronicles 20:22-23
The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

Matthew 26:55
At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

Luke 22:52-53
Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw? / Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

John 18:3-4
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. / Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”

Acts 23:12-15
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ...

Romans 13:12
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.


Treasury of Scripture

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

as thou shalt find.

Leviticus 25:26
And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;

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.

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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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.














And in the morning
The phrase "in the morning" signifies a time of new beginnings and opportunities. In the Hebrew context, the morning is often associated with God's mercies and faithfulness, as seen in Lamentations 3:22-23. It is a time when God's people are called to action, reflecting the renewal of strength and purpose. The morning light dispels darkness, symbolizing the triumph of God's plans over human schemes.

at sunrise
"Sunrise" marks the transition from night to day, a powerful symbol of hope and divine intervention. In biblical times, sunrise was a strategic time for military actions, as it provided the advantage of surprise and visibility. The Hebrew word for sunrise, "zarach," can also imply the breaking forth of light, which in a spiritual sense, represents the revelation of God's will and the illumination of truth.

get up early
This phrase emphasizes the importance of readiness and diligence. In the Hebrew culture, rising early was a sign of commitment and determination. It reflects a proactive approach to fulfilling God's purposes, as seen in the lives of biblical figures like Abraham and Joshua, who rose early to obey God's commands (Genesis 22:3, Joshua 3:1).

and rush upon the city
The command to "rush upon the city" indicates a decisive and bold action. The Hebrew root "pashat" conveys the idea of spreading out or extending oneself, suggesting a comprehensive and overwhelming assault. This phrase underscores the necessity of seizing God-given opportunities with courage and confidence, trusting in His guidance and strength.

When he and his troops come out against you
This part of the verse highlights the anticipation of opposition. The mention of "troops" suggests organized resistance, yet it also implies that the enemy's movements are known and expected. In a spiritual sense, this reflects the Christian's awareness of spiritual warfare, as described in Ephesians 6:12, and the need to be prepared for the challenges that arise when advancing God's kingdom.

do whatever your hand finds to do
This phrase encourages initiative and resourcefulness. The Hebrew expression "whatever your hand finds to do" implies using one's abilities and resources to their fullest potential. It echoes Ecclesiastes 9:10, which advises doing one's work with all might. In a spiritual context, it calls believers to act in faith, utilizing their God-given talents and opportunities to fulfill His purposes, trusting that He will guide and bless their efforts.

(33) As thou shalt find occasion.--Literally, as in the margin, as thine hand shall find, as in 1Samuel 10:7; 1Samuel 25:8.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And
וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in the morning
בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (ḇab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

at sunrise,
כִּזְרֹ֣חַ (kiz·rō·aḥ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2224: To irradiate, to rise, to appear

get up
תַּשְׁכִּ֖ים (taš·kîm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning

and advance
וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ (ū·p̄ā·šaṭ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6584: To strip off, make a dash, raid

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the city.
הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

When [Gaal]
ה֞וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

and his men
וְהָעָ֤ם (wə·hā·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

come out
יֹצְאִ֣ים (yō·ṣə·’îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

against you,
אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

do
וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ (wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

to them
לּ֔וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

whatever
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you are able.”
תִּמְצָ֥א (tim·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present


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