New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 8:10-21
10Now ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 were in KarkorH7174, and their 1armiesH4264 with them, about 15,000H2568H6240H505 men, allH3605 who were leftH3498 of the entireH3605 2armyH4264 of the sonsH1121 of the eastH6924; 3for the fallenH5307 were 120,000H3967H6242H505 4swordsmenH376H8025H2719. 11GideonH1439 wentH5927 up by the wayH1870 of those who livedH7931 in tentsH168 on the eastH6924 of NobahH5025 and JogbehahH3011, and 5attackedH5221 the campH4264 when the campH4264 was 6unsuspectingH983. 12When ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 fledH5127, he pursuedH7291 them and capturedH3920 the twoH8147 kingsH4428 of MidianH4080, ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, and routedH2729 the wholeH3605 7armyH4264.
13Then GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3060 returnedH7725 from the battleH4421 8by the ascentH4608 of HeresH2776. 14And he capturedH3920 a youthH5288 9from SuccothH5523 and questionedH7592 him. Then the youth wroteH3789 downH3789 for him the princesH8269 of SuccothH5523 and its eldersH2205, seventy-sevenH7657 menH376. 15He cameH935 to the menH376 of SuccothH5523 and saidH559, “BeholdH2009 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, concerning whomH834 you tauntedH2778 me, sayingH559, ‘1011Are the handsH3709 of ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 alreadyH6258 in your handH3027, that we should giveH5414 breadH3899 to your menH376 who are wearyH3287?’” 16He tookH3947 the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892, and thornsH6975 of the wildernessH4057 and briersH1303, and he 12disciplinedH3045 the menH376 of SuccothH5523 with them. 1713He toreH5422 downH5422 the towerH4026 of PenuelH6439 and killedH2026 the menH376 of the cityH5892.
18Then he saidH559 to ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, “WhatH375 kindH375 of menH376 were they whomH834 you killedH2026 at TaborH8396?” And they saidH559, “They were likeH3644 you, each oneH259 14resemblingH8389 the sonH1121 of a kingH4428.” 19He saidH559, “They were my brothersH251, the sonsH1121 of my motherH517. As the LordH3068 livesH2416, ifH3863 onlyH3863 you had let them liveH2421, I would not killH2026 you.” 20So he saidH559 to JetherH3500 his firstbornH1060, “RiseH6965, killH2026 them.” But the youthH5288 did not drawH8025 his swordH2719, for he was afraidH3372, becauseH3588 he was stillH5750 a youthH5288. 21Then ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 saidH559, “RiseH6965 up yourselfH859, and fallH6293 on us; for as the manH376, so is his strengthH1369.” 15So GideonH1439 aroseH6965 and killedH2026 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, and 16tookH3947 the crescentH7720 ornamentsH7720 whichH834 were on their camels’H1581 necksH6677.
Notes
- 1. Judges 8:10 Or camps ↩
- 2. Judges 8:10 Or camp ↩
- 3. Judges 8:10 Judg 6:5; 7:12; Is 9:4 ↩
- 4. Judges 8:10 Lit men who drew sword ↩
- 5. Judges 8:11 Lit smote ↩
- 6. Judges 8:11 Or secure ↩
- 7. Judges 8:12 Or camp ↩
- 8. Judges 8:13 Or from ↩
- 9. Judges 8:14 Lit of the men of ↩
- 10. Judges 8:15 Lit Is the palm ↩
- 11. Judges 8:15 Judg 8:6 ↩
- 12. Judges 8:16 Lit made the men...to know ↩
- 13. Judges 8:17 Judg 8:9 ↩
- 14. Judges 8:18 Lit like the form of the sons ↩
- 15. Judges 8:21 Ps 83:11 ↩
- 16. Judges 8:21 Judg 8:26 ↩
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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