Judges 9:34
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem—four detachments;

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

Hebrew
So Abimelech
אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his troops
הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

set out
וַיָּ֧קָם (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

by night
לָ֑יְלָה (lā·yə·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

and lay in wait
וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ (way·ye·’er·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 693: To lie in wait

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

Shechem
שְׁכֶ֔ם (šə·ḵem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor

in four
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה (’ar·bā·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 702: Four

companies.
רָאשִֽׁים׃ (rā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7218: The head

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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