Judges 8:15
13 After this, Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres.
14 There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
16 Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
17 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
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- BSB
- And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
- KJV
- And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
- WEB
- He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
- ASV
- And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
- DARBY
- And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are weary?
- BLB
- And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you⁺ taunted me, saying, ‘Is the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who [are] weary?’”
- ÅB
- Og han kom til mennene Sukkot og sa: Se, her er Sebah og Salmunna, for hvis skyld dere hånte meg og sa: Har du da alt Sebahs og Salmunnas hender i din hånd, så vi skulle gi dine trette menn brød?
- OTB
- Så kom Gideon til mennene i Sukkot og sa: «Her er Sebah og Salmunna, om hvem dere hånte meg og sa: ‘Har du allerede Sebah og Salmunna i dine hender, at vi skulle gi brød til dine trette menn?’»
- B1930
- Og han kom til mennene Sukkot og sa: Se, her er Sebah og Salmunna, for hvis skyld I hånte mig og sa: Har du da alt Sebahs og Salmunnas hender i din hånd, så vi skulde gi dine trette menn brød?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 8:6–7
But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?”
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