Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be pursued 1b2) one pursued (participle) 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase">7291 [e] וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּ way-yir-də-p̄ê-hū And chased him Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3ms 1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time 2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings 3) son of Gideon by a concubine 4) priest, son of Abiathar">40 [e] אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ ’ă-ḇî-me-leḵ, Abimelech N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flee 1a2) to escape 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback 1b) (Polel) to drive at 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to put to flight 1d2) to drive hastily 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide">5127 [e] וַיָּ֖נָס way-yā-nās and he fled Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] מִפָּנָ֑יו mip-pā-nāw; from him Prep-m | N-cpc | 3ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall">5307 [e] וַֽיִּפְּל֛וּ way-yip-pə-lū and fell Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1) slain, fatally wounded, pierced 1a) pierced, fatally wounded 1b) slain adj 2) (CLBL) profaned 2a) defiled, profaned (by divorce)">2491 [e] חֲלָלִ֥ים ḥă-lā-lîm wounded N-mp 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief">7227 [e] רַבִּ֖ים rab-bîm many Adj-mp 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even">5704 [e] עַד־ ‘aḏ- to Prep 6607 [e] פֶּ֥תַח pe-ṯaḥ the [very] entrance N-msc 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven">8179 [e] הַשָּֽׁעַר׃ haš-šā-‘ar. of the gate Art | N-ms

New American Standard Bible
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him; and many fell wounded up to the entrance of the gate.

King James Bible
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. Many wounded died as far as the entrance of the gate.

he fled before

1 Kings 20:18-21,30 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; …

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