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Judges 8:5

MidianZalmunnaZebahMidianSuccoth

3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

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BSB
So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
KJV
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
WEB
He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
ASV
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
DARBY
And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me, for they are faint; and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
BLB
And he said to the men of Succoth, “Give, please, loaves of bread to the people who [are] at my feet, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
ÅB
Da sa han til mennene i Sukkot: Kjære, gi de folk som følger meg, noen brød! De er trette, og jeg holder på å forfølge Sebah og Salmunna, midianittenes konger.
OTB
Han sa til mennene i Sukkot: «Vær så snill å gi brød til troppene mine, for de er trette, og jeg forfølger Sebah og Salmunna, kongene av Midjan.»
B1930
Da sa han til mennene i Sukkot: Kjære, gi de folk som følger mig, nogen brød! De er trette, og jeg holder på å forfølge Sebah og Salmunna, midianittenes konger.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 33:17

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

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  • Psalms 60:6

    God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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  • Genesis 14:18

    And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:28–29

    Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,

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  • Deuteronomy 23:4

    Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

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  • 3 John 1:6–8

    Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

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  • 1 Samuel 25:18

    Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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