114 A hand mill consisted of an upper stone and larger lower stone. One would turn the upper stone with a handle to grind the grain, which was placed between the stones. An upper millstone, which was typically about two inches thick and a foot or so in diameter, probably weighed 25–30 pounds (11.4–13.6 kg). See G. F. Moore, Judges (), ; C. F. Burney, Judges, 288.
115 Heb “Abimelech’s.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “his” in the translation in keeping with conventions of English narrative style.

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And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.

But a woman threw the upper portion of a millstone on Abimelech’s head and fractured his skull.

a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and cracked open his skull.

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

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