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I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”

Judges 9:29 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીન્યાયાધીશો ૯:૨૯
હું ઇચ્છા રાખું છું કે આ લોકો મારી આજ્ઞા પ્રમાણે કરે! તો હું અબીમેલેખને દૂર કરીશ. હું અબીમેલેખને કહીશ અને મોકલીશ, ‘તારા સૈન્યને બહાર બોલાવી લાવ.’”
हिन्दीन्यायियों ९:२९
और यह प्रजा मेरे वश में होती तो क्या ही भला होता! तब तो मैं अबीमेलेक को दूर करता।” फिर उसने अबीमेलेक से कहा, “अपनी सेना की गिनती बढ़ाकर निकल आ।”

In context

27They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

28Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?

29I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”

30When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.

31He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.

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