Judges 8

1And the menH376 of EphraimH669 saidH559 unto him, WhyH4100 hast thou served usH413 thusH2088, that thou calledst usH413 notH1115, when thou wentest to fightH3898 with MidianH4080? And they didH6213 chide with him sharply. 2And he saidH559 unto them, WhatH4100 have I nowH6258 doneH6213 in comparison of youH6213? Is notH3808 the gleaningH5955 of the grapes of EphraimH669 betterH2896 thanH3808 the vintageH1210 of AbiezerH44? 3GodH430 hath deliveredH5414 intoH5921 your handH3027 the princesH8269 of MidianH4080, OrebH6159 and ZeebH2062: and whatH4100 was I ableH3201 to doH6213 in comparison of youH5414? Then their angerH7307 was abated towardH5921 him, when he had saidH1696 that. 4And GideonH1439 cameH935 to JordanH3383, and passedH5674 over, he, and the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376 that were with him, faintH5889, yet pursuingH7291. 5And he saidH559 unto the menH376 of SuccothH5523, GiveH5414, I prayH4994 youH834, loavesH3899 of breadH3899 unto the peopleH5971 that followH310 meH5414; for they be faintH5889, and I am pursuingH7291 afterH310 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080. 6And the princesH8269 of SuccothH5523 saidH559, Are the handsH3027 of ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 nowH6258 in thine handH3027, that weH3588 should giveH5414 breadH3899 unto thine armyH6635? 7And GideonH1439 saidH559: Therefore when the LORDH3068 hath deliveredH5414 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 intoH3027 mine handH3027, then I will tear your fleshH1320 with the thornsH6975 of the wildernessH4057 and with briersH1303. 8And he wentH5927 upH5927 thence to PenuelH6439, and spake unto them in like manner: and the menH376 of PenuelH6439 answeredH6030 him as the menH376 of SuccothH5523 had answeredH6030. 9And he spake also unto the menH376 of PenuelH6439, sayingH559, When I comeH7725 againH7725 in peaceH7965, I will breakH5422 downH5422 this towerH4026. 10Now ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, aboutH3605 fifteenH6240 thousandH505 menH376, allH3605 that were leftH3498 of allH3605 the hostH4264 of the childrenH1121 of the eastH6924: for there fellH5307 an hundredH3967 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 menH376 that drewH8025 swordH2719. 11And GideonH1439 wentH5927 upH5927 by the wayH1870 of them that dweltH7931 in tentsH168 on the eastH6924 of NobahH5025 and JogbehahH3011, and smoteH5221 the hostH4264; for the hostH4264 was secureH983. 12And ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 fledH5127; and he pursuedH7291 afterH310 them; and he tookH3920 the twoH8147 kingsH4428 of MidianH4080, ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, and discomfited allH3605 the hostH4264. 13And GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 returnedH7725 from the battleH4421 from the ascentH4608 of Heres. 14And he caughtH3920 a youngH5288 manH376 of the menH376 of SuccothH5523, and inquiredH7592 of him: and he describedH3789 for him the princesH8269 of SuccothH5523, and the eldersH2205 thereof, seventyH7657 and sevenH7651 menH376. 15And he cameH935 unto the menH376 of SuccothH5523, and saidH559, BeholdH2009 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, concerning whomH834 ye didH834 tauntH2778 meH413, sayingH559, Are the handsH3027 of ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 nowH6258 in thine handH3027, that weH3588 should giveH5414 breadH3899 unto thy menH376 that are wearyH3286? 16And he tookH3947 the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892, and thornsH6975 of the wildernessH4057 and briersH1303, and with them he taughtH3045 the menH376 of SuccothH5523. 17And he brake downH5422 the towerH4026 of PenuelH6439, and slewH2026 the menH376 of the cityH5892. 18Then saidH559 he unto ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, WhatH834 manner of menH376 were they whomH834 ye slewH2026 at TaborH8396? And they answeredH559, As thou art, soH834 were they; eachH376 one resembled the childrenH1121 of a kingH4428. 19And he saidH559, They were my brethrenH251, the sonsH1121 of my motherH517: as the LORDH3068 liveth, ifH3863 ye had saved them aliveH2416, I would notH3808 slayH2026 youH3808. 20And he saidH559 unto JetherH3500 his firstbornH1060, UpH6965, and slayH2026 them. But the youthH5288 drewH8025 notH3808 his swordH2719: for he fearedH3372, becauseH3588 he was yet a youthH5288. 21Then ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 saidH559, RiseH6965 thou, and fallH6293 uponH6293 usH3588: for as the manH376 is, soH3947 is his strengthH1369. And GideonH1439 aroseH6965, and slewH2026 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, and tookH3947 the crescents that were on their camels’H1581 necksH6677. 22Then the menH376 of IsraelH3478 saidH559 unto GideonH1439, RuleH4910 thou over usH413, bothH1571 thou, and thy sonH1121, and thy son’sH1121 sonH1121 also: for thou hast savedH3467 usH413 outH413 of the handH3027 of MidianH4080. 23And GideonH1439 saidH559 unto them, I will notH3808 ruleH4910 over youH3808, neitherH3808 shall my sonH1121 ruleH4910 over youH3808: the LORDH3068 shall ruleH4910 over youH3808. 24And GideonH1439 saidH559 unto them, I would desire a requestH7592 of youH3588, that ye would giveH5414 meH413 everyH376 manH376 the earringsH5141 of his spoilH7998. (For they had goldenH2091 earringsH5141, becauseH3588 they were IshmaelitesH3459.) 25And they answeredH559, WeH8033 will willingly giveH5414 them. And they spreadH6566 a garmentH8071, and didH376 castH7993 therein everyH376 manH376 the earringsH5141 of his spoilH7998. 26And the weightH4948 of the goldenH2091 earringsH5141 that he requestedH7592 was a thousandH505 and sevenH7651 hundredH3967 shekelsH4948 of goldH2091; besideH5921 the crescents, and the pendantsH5188, and the purpleH713 raiment that was on the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080, and besideH5921 the chains that were aboutH1961 their camels’H1581 necksH6677. 27And GideonH1439 madeH6213 an ephodH646 thereof, and putH3322 it in his cityH5892, evenH853 in OphrahH6084: and allH3605 IsraelH3478 wentH1961 a whoring afterH310 it there: and it becameH1961 a snareH4170 unto GideonH1439, and to his houseH1004. 28SoH3808 MidianH4080 was subduedH3665 beforeH6440 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and they liftedH5375 upH5375 their headsH7218 noH3808 moreH3254. And the landH776 had restH8252 fortyH705 yearsH8141 in the daysH3117 of GideonH1439. 29And JerubbaalH3378 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 wentH1004 and dweltH3427 in his own houseH1004. 30And GideonH1439 had threescore and ten sonsH1121 of his body begotten: for he had manyH7227 wivesH802. 31And his concubineH6370 that was in ShechemH7927, sheH1931 also bare him a sonH1121, and he calledH8034 his nameH8034 AbimelechH40. 32And GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 diedH4191 in a goodH2896 oldH1121 ageH1121, and was buriedH6912 in the sepulchre of JoashH3101 his fatherH1, in OphrahH6084 of the AbiezritesH33. 33And it cameH1961 to passH1961, as soon as GideonH1439 was deadH4191, that the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 turnedH7725 againH7725, and wentH7725 a whoring afterH310 the Baalim, and madeH7760 Baal-berithH1170 their godH430. 34And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 rememberedH2142 notH3808 the LORDH3068 their GodH430, who had deliveredH5337 them outH3605 of the handH3027 of allH3605 their enemiesH341 on everyH3605 sideH5439: 35neitherH3808 shewed they kindnessH2617 to the houseH1004 of JerubbaalH3378, who is GideonH1439, according to allH3605 the goodness whichH834 he had shewed unto IsraelH3478.