Berean Standard Bible
Judges 8:18-21
18Next, Gideon askedוַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559H413Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶל־ze.vach ve.'el-H2078H413and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, “What kindאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375of menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834did you killהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םha.rag.TemH2026at Taborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396?” “Men like youH3644,”they answeredוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “eachoneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resemblingכְּתֹ֖אַרke.To.'arH8389the sonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of a kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”
19“Theyהֵ֑םHemH1992were my brothersאַחַ֥י'a.ChaiH251,”Gideon repliedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517!As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,ifל֚וּluH3863you had let them liveהַחֲיִתֶ֣םha.cha.yi.TemH2421אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,I would notלֹ֥אlo'H3808killהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.”
20So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500,his firstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, “Get upק֖וּםkumH6965and kill themהֲרֹ֣גha.RogH2026אוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.”But the young manהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808drawשָׁלַ֨ףsha.LafH8025his swordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719כִּ֣יkiH3588;he was fearfulיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he was stillעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750a youthנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.
21Then Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֤וּםkumH6965and killוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293usyourselfאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859,forכִּ֥יkiH3588as the man isכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376,so is his strengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369.”So Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the crescent ornamentsהַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔יםha.Sa.ha.ro.NimH7720אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from the necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677of their camelsגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581.
Commentaries on Judges 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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