## His mother’s relatives spoke for him to the leaders ##

This means that the relatives of the mother of Abimelech spoke to the leaders.

## seventy  ##

"70" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

## Baal Berith ##

See how you translated this in [Judges 8:32](../08/32.md).

## lawless and reckless ##

"violent and foolish"  or "disobedient and free of care"