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Judges 8:20-21
New English Translation
Judges 8:20-21
New English Translation
20 He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on![a] Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword,[b] because he was still young. 21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon,[c] “Come on,[d] you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.”[e] So Gideon killed[f] Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
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- Judges 8:20 tn Or “Arise!”
- Judges 8:20 tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”
- Judges 8:21 tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Judges 8:21 tn Or “Arise.”
- Judges 8:21 tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”
- Judges 8:21 tn Heb “arose and killed.”
Judges 8:20-21
New International Version
Judges 8:20-21
New International Version
20 Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.
21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come, do it yourself. ‘As is the man, so is his strength.’” So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments(A) off their camels’ necks.
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