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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויקם אבימלך וכל העם אשר עמו לילה ויארבו על שכם ארבעה ראשים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyqm Abymlk vkl h`m ASHr `mv lylh vyArbv `l SHkm Arb`h rASHym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
surrexit itaque Abimelech cum omni exercitu suo nocte et tetendit insidias iuxta Sycimam in quattuor locis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid in wait against Shechem in four companies.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
New King James Version   
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose by night, and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
21st Century King James Version   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies.
God's Word   
Abimelech and all his troops started out at night. He used four companies to set ambushes around Shechem.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
So Abimelech and all the people with him got up at night and waited in ambush for Shechem in four units.
International Standard Version   
So Abimelech and his entire army got up that night and waited in ambush against Shechem in four separate companies.
NET Bible   
So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem--they divided into four units.
New American Standard Bible   
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him arose by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
New International Version   
So Abimelek and all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near Shechem in four companies.
New Living Translation   
So Abimelech and all his men went by night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around Shechem.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Abimelech rose, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
The World English Bible   
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
EasyEnglish Bible   
So Abimelech and all his soldiers came out at night. They hid in four groups outside Shechem.
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;
New Life Version   
So Abimelech and all who were with him got up during the night. They hid and waited in four groups to fight against Shechem.
The Voice Bible   
Abimelech and his troops prepared to do just as Zebul suggested. Four companies of men waited for morning.
Living Bible   
So Abimelech and his men marched through the night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around the city.
New Catholic Bible   
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him arose, and they laid in wait near Shechem during the night. They were divided into four companies.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him arose by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And Abimelech rose up and all the people that were with him, by night, and they put an ambush against Shechem in four companies.
Christian Standard Bible   
So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up at night and waited in ambush for Shechem in four units.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And Abimelech rose up by night, and all the men with him, and they laid in wait against Shechem in four companies.
New Century Version   
So Abimelech and all his soldiers got up during the night and hid near Shechem in four groups.
The Message   
Abimelech and his troops, four companies of them, went up that night and waited in ambush approaching Shechem. Gaal son of Ebed had gotten up and was standing in the city gate. Abimelech and his troops left their cover. When Gaal saw them he said to Zebul, “Look at that, people coming down from the tops of the mountains!” Zebul said, “That’s nothing but mountain shadows; they just look like men.” Gaal kept chattering away.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
So Abimelek and all the troops who were with him set out in the middle of the night and set an ambush for Shechem, in four units.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Good News Translation®   
So Abimelech and all his men made their move at night and hid outside Shechem in four groups.
Wycliffe Bible   
And so Abimelech rose with all his host by night, and set ambushments beside Shechem, in four places. (And so Abimelech and all his army rose up that night, and set men in ambush beside Shechem, in four places.)
Contemporary English Version   
So one night, Abimelech led his soldiers to Shechem. He divided them into four groups, and they all hid near the town.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And Abim′elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Common English Bible © 2011   
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up that night and set an ambush around Shechem in four companies.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him got up during the night, and set up an ambush against Shechem, in four companies.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
During the night Abimelech went into action with all his soldiers and set up an ambush outside of Shechem in four companies.
New American Standard Bible   
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him got up at night, and lay in wait against Shechem, in four units.
The Expanded Bible   
So Abimelech and all his soldiers got up during the night and ·hid near [lay in wait outside; set an ambush against] Shechem in four groups.
Tree of Life Version   
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose up by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four columns.
Revised Standard Version   
And Abim′elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
New International Reader's Version   
So Abimelek and all his troops started out at night. They went into their hiding places near Shechem. Abimelek had separated them into four fighting groups.
BRG Bible   
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Avimelekh and all the men with him came up by night and lay in wait against Sh’khem in four groups.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Avimelech rose up, and kol haAm that were with him, by lailah, and they laid wait in ambush against Shechem in four companies.
Names of God Bible   
Abimelech and all his troops started out at night. He used four companies to set ambushes around Shechem.
Modern English Version   
So Abimelek and all the people who were with him got up at night and lay in wait by Shechem in four companies.
Easy-to-Read Version   
So Abimelech and all his soldiers got up during the night and went to the city. The soldiers separated into four groups. They hid near the city of Shechem.
International Children’s Bible   
So Abimelech and all his soldiers got up during the night. They went near Shechem and separated into four groups. There they hid.
Lexham English Bible   
So Abimelech and all the army that was with him got up by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four divisions.
New International Version - UK   
So Abimelek and all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near Shechem in four companies.