Judg 9:48 | NETfull | STEP | He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!”

Judges 9:48

48 He and all his men ^{▼▼ Heb “his people.”} went up on Mount Zalmon. He ^{▼▼ Heb “Abimelech.” The proper name has been replaced with the pronoun (“he”) due to considerations of English style.} took an ax ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text has the plural here.} in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it ^{▼▼Heb “he lifted it and put [it].”} on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!” ^{▼▼Heb “What you have seen me do, quickly do like me.”}