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Judges 8:16-18
New English Translation
Judges 8:16-18
New English Translation
16 He seized the leaders[a] of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then “threshed” the men of Sukkoth with them.[b] 17 He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city’s men.
18 He said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Describe for me[c] the men you killed at Tabor.” They said, “They were like you. Each one looked like a king’s son.”[d]
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- Judges 8:16 tn Heb “elders.”
- Judges 8:16 tc The translation follows the reading of several ancient versions (LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate) in assuming the form וַיָּדָשׁ (vayyadash) from the verb דּוּשׁ (dush, “thresh”) as in v. 7. The MT reads instead the form וַיֹּדַע (vayyodaʿ, “make known”), a Hiphil form of יָדַע (yadaʿ). In this case one could translate, “he used them [i.e., the thorns and briers] to teach the men of Sukkoth a lesson.”
- Judges 8:18 tn Heb “Where are?”
- Judges 8:18 tn Heb “each one like the appearance of sons of the king.”
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