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Zebul
See how you translated this name in Judges 9:28.
Where are your proud words now, you
Zebul is scolding Gaal with this rhetorical question. Alternate translation: "You are not speaking proudly now, you" or "You are not proud now, you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
you who said, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?'
Zebul is quoting Gaal's boast back to Gaal. This can be translated as a statement and as an indirect quote. Alternate translation: "you who said that we should not serve Abimelech." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
Are these not the men you despised?
Zebul is challenging Gaal with this rhetorical question. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Here are the men that you despised." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
despised
strongly disliked or hated