Verse 5

Judges 8:5

King James Version

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5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְ/אַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָ/עָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ/רַגְלָ֑/י כִּי עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְ/אָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְ/צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן

English Translation

And he said to the men of Succoth, "Give, please, loaves of bread to the people who are with me, for they are weary; and I am chasing after Zeba and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."

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Chapter 8 Context

1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when... Focus ↗

2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes... Focus ↗

3 God (Elohim) hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I abl... Focus ↗

4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint,... Focus ↗

5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow m...

6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we shou... Focus ↗

7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I wi... Focus ↗

8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as... Focus ↗

9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this... Focus ↗

10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all th... Focus ↗

11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smo... Focus ↗

12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and... Focus ↗

13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, Focus ↗

14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the pri... Focus ↗

15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid m... Focus ↗

16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught... Focus ↗

17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. Focus ↗

18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they... Focus ↗

19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved... Focus ↗

20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he f... Focus ↗

21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. An... Focus ↗

22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s so... Focus ↗

23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD sh... Focus ↗

24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earr... Focus ↗

25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein ever... Focus ↗

26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of... Focus ↗

27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thith... Focus ↗

28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. A... Focus ↗

29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. Focus ↗

30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. Focus ↗

31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. Focus ↗

32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his fat... Focus ↗

33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went... Focus ↗

34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God (Elohim), who had delivered them out of... Focus ↗

35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodne... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 8 (35 verses)
Version: King James Version

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