Judges 8:6
And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
But the leaders of Succoth replied, 'Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the princes{H8269} of Succoth{H5523} said,{H559} Are the hands{H3709} of Zebah{H2078} and Zalmunna{H6759} now in thy hand,{H3027} that we should give{H5414} bread{H3899} unto thine army?{H6635}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the princes{H8269} of Succoth{H5523} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Are the hands{H3709} of Zebah{H2078} and Zalmunna{H6759} now in thine hand{H3027}, that we should give{H5414}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} unto thine army{H6635}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the rulers of Sucoth sayde: Are the handes of Zebea and Salmana in thy handes allready, that we must geue bred vnto thy men of warre?
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the princes of Succoth sayde, Are the handes of Zebah and Zalmunna nowe in thine hads, that we should giue bread vnto thine army?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the lordes of Sucoth sayde: Are the handes of Zebah and Zalmana now in thyne handes, that we should geue bread vnto thyne armie?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
Webster's Bible (1833)
The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the heads of Succoth say, `Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we give to thy host bread?'
American Standard Version (1901)
And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
American Standard Version (1901)
And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
But the chiefs of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand that we are to give bread to your army?
World English Bible (2000)
The princes of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The officials of Succoth said,“You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?”
Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 20:11 : 11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not the one who girds on his armor boast himself like the one who takes it off.
- 2 Kgs 14:9 : 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son as wife, and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trampled the thistle.
- Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
- Phil 2:21 : 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ.
- Gen 25:13 : 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam,
- Gen 37:25 : 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
- Gen 37:28 : 28 Then Midianite merchants passed by; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Judg 5:23 : 23 Curse Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
- Judg 8:15 : 15 And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, whom you taunted me about, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?
- 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who break away from their masters. 11 Shall I take my bread, my water, and the meat I have prepared for my shearers, and give it to men whom I do not know from where they are?
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Judg 8:1-55 verses90%
1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way, that you did not call us when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they argued with him sharply.
2 And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison to you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3 God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison to you? Then their anger was pacified toward him when he said that.
4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and crossed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
- Judg 8:10-167 verses89%
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the armies of the children of the east: for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew sword.
11 And Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked the army: for the army felt secure.
12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed all the army.
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described to him the princes of Succoth, and the elders of it, seventy-seven men.
15 And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, whom you taunted me about, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- Judg 8:7-82 verses78%
7 And Gideon said, Therefore, when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
8 And he went up from there to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
- Judg 8:21-222 verses72%
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, both you, and your son, and your grandson also: for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.
- Judg 7:7-93 verses69%
7 And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand; let all the other people go every man to his place.
8 So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets, and he sent all the rest of Israel, every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men; and the Midianite army was below him in the valley.
9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Arise, go down to the army, for I have delivered it into your hand.
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2 And the LORD said to Gideon, The people with you are too many for me to hand the Midianites over to you, lest Israel boast against me, saying, My own hand has saved me.
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36 And Gideon said unto God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,
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14 And his friend answered and said, This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; for God has delivered Midian and all the army into his hand.
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25 And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed Oreb on the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued the Midianites, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of Jordan.
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6 We have given our hand to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians to be satisfied with bread.
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4 And they will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread; which you shall receive from their hands.
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11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna:
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13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? But now the LORD has forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
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18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor? And they answered, As you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
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25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and each man threw the earrings of his spoil into it.
- Judg 6:3-42 verses67%
3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth till you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.
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11 Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make a treaty with us.
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19 And Gideon went in, and prepared a young goat, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: he put the meat in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
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33 Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east gathered together, went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
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29 And they said one to another, Who has done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.
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3 Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present.
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8 And they came to their brethren in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, What do you say?
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22 Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.
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27 And he said, If the LORD does not help you, how shall I help you? from the threshing floor, or from the winepress?
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9 Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kishon:
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38 Then Zebul said to him, Where is your mouth now, with which you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Are not these the people you despised? Go out now, I pray, and fight with them.
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17 Jesse said to David his son, Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to your brothers.
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16 Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to what he deserved—
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9 And when they forgot the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
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7 And I will draw Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude, to you at the river Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.