Judges 9:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’ ”

Young's Literal Translation
and oh that this people were in my hand—then I turn Abimelech aside;’ and he saith to Abimelech, ‘Increase thy host, and come out.’

King James Bible
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

Hebrew
If only
וּמִ֨י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

this
הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

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

were under my authority,
בְּיָדִ֔י (bə·yā·ḏî)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

I would remove
וְאָסִ֖ירָה (wə·’ā·sî·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

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

I would say
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to [him],
לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ (la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name

‘Muster
רַבֶּ֥ה (rab·beh)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

your army
צְבָאֲךָ֖ (ṣə·ḇā·’ă·ḵā)
Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

and come out!’”
וָצֵֽאָה׃ (wā·ṣê·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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