Judges 8:8

Judges 8:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
• New International Version (NIV)From there he went up to Peniel and made the same request of them, but they answered as the men of Sukkoth had.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he went up from there to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

Context of Judges 8:8

6The city leaders of Succoth said, ‘You have not yet caught Zebah and Zalmunna. We will not give you any food until you have done that.’ 7Gideon replied, ‘Because you say that, I will return here. When the Lord has put Zebah and Zalmunna under my power, I will come back to punish you. I will beat you with thorn branches that will tear your skin to pieces!’ Gideon continued his journey to Peniel. He asked their people for food too. But they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth. 9Gideon also warned the men of Peniel, ‘When I have won the fight against my enemies, I will return. Then I will destroy your strong tower.’ 10Zebah and Zalmunna had 15,000 men with them in Karkor. They were the only men left of their great army from the east. 120,000 of their soldiers had died in the battle.

Judges 8:8 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ פְּנוּאֵ֔ל וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כָּזֹ֑את וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ אוֹתוֹ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י פְנוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָנ֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• thence to Penuelפְּנוּאֵלpenû'êl penîy'êl · PenielH6439
• and spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto them likewiseזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• and the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• of Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523

Cross-references for Judges 8:8

• Genesis 32:30So Jacob called the place Peniel. He said, ‘I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive!’
• 1 Kings 12:25Jeroboam made Shechem into a strong city. He lived there, in the hill country of Ephraim. He also went to make Penuel a strong city.

Commentaries on Judges 8:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Succoth was in the valley or Ghor of the Jordan Judges 8:5, and Penuel apparently in the mountain. No identification of Penuel has taken place. It was south of the Brook Jabbok, and on Jacob‘s way to Succoth. Gideon, journeying in the opposite direction to Jacob, comes from Succoth to Penuel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 Gideon's men were faint, yet pursuing; fatigued with what they had done, yet eager to do more against their enemies. It is many a time the true Christian's case, fainting, and yet pursuing. The world knows but little of the persevering and successful struggle the real believer maintains with his sinful heart. But he betakes himself to that Divine strength, in the faith of which he began his conflict, and by the supply of which alone he can…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9this tower: Towers were common during this time. Archaeologists have found them at both Succoth and Shechem (see Judges 9:46–49).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise--a neighboring city, situated also in the territory of Gad, near the Jabbok, and honored with this name by Jacob (Ge 32:30, 31).Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 8:8

• Gideon
• Israel
• Patriotism
• Penuel
• Retaliation
• Succoth
• Tower
• Zalmunna
• Zebah

In the dictionaries

• Succoth
• Gideon
• Penuel
• Request
• Resemble
• Zalmunna
• Zebah
• Abdon (1)
• Government
• Israel, History of

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