Judges 8:1-9

1Then the menH376 of EphraimH669 saidH559 to 1Gideon, “2WhatH4100 is thisH2088 thingH1697 that you have doneH6213 to us, not callingH7121 upon us whenH3588 you wentH1980 to fightH3898 against MidianH4080?” And they quarreledH7378 with him vehementlyH2394. 2But he saidH559 to them, “WhatH4100 have I doneH6213 nowH6258 in comparison with you? Is the gleaningH5955 of the grapes of EphraimH669 not betterH2896 thanH4480 the vintageH1210 of AbiezerH44? 3GodH430 has handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to you the leadersH8269 of MidianH4080, OrebH6159 and ZeebH2062; and whatH4100 wasH3201 I ableH3201 to doH6213 in comparison with you?” ThenH227 their 3angerH7307 towardH4480H5921 him subsidedH7503 when he saidH1696 4that.

4Then GideonH1439 and the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376 whoH834 were with him cameH935 5to the JordanH3383 and crossedH5674 overH5674, exhaustedH5889 yet still pursuingH7291. 5And he saidH559 to the menH376 of 6SuccothH5523, “PleaseH4994 giveH5414 loavesH3603 of breadH3899 to the peopleH5971 whoH834 are 7followingH7272 me, for they are exhaustedH5889, and I am pursuingH7291H310 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080.” 6But the leadersH8269 of SuccothH5523 saidH559, “89Are the handsH3709 of ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 alreadyH6258 in your handH3027, that we should giveH5414 breadH3899 to your armyH6635?” 7So GideonH1439 saidH559, “For thisH3651 answer, 10when the LordH3068 has handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to me ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, I will 11thrashH1758 your 12bodiesH1320 with the thornsH6975 of the wildernessH4057 and with briersH1303.” 8Then he wentH5927 upH5927 from thereH8033 to 1314PenuelH6439 and spokeH1696 similarlyH2088 to them; and the menH376 of PenuelH6439 answeredH6030 him justH3512 asH3512 the menH376 of SuccothH5523 had answeredH6030. 9So he saidH559 alsoH1571 to the menH376 of 15PenuelH6439, “When I returnH7725 safelyH7965, 16I will tearH5422 downH5422 thisH2088 towerH4026.”