Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
the men of Ephraim said
to
Gideon
, “Why
have
you
done
this to us ?
Why
did
you
fail
to call us when you
went
to fight against
Midian? ”
And they contended
with him violently.
And
the men of Ephraim say
unto
him
, `What
`is'
this thing
thou
hast
done
to us --
not
to call for
us when thou
didst
go
to fight with
Midian? '
and they strive
with him severely;
But
Gideon
answered
them, “Now
what have I accomplished
compared
to
you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape
harvest of Abiezer
?
and
he
saith
unto
them, `
What have I done
now
like
you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer
?
God has
delivered
Oreb
and
Zeeb,
the two
princes
of Midian, into
your
hand.
What was
I able to do compared
to
you? ”
When
he
had
said
this,
their anger
against
him subsided
.
Into
your
hand
hath
God given
the heads
of Midian, Oreb
and
Zeeb;
and
what have
I been
able to do like
you? '
Then
their temper
desisted
from
off
him in
his
speaking
this
thing
.
Then
Gideon and his
three hundred men came
to
the
Jordan
and crossed
it
, exhausted
yet
still
in
pursuit.
And
Gideon cometh
in
unto
the
Jordan,
passing
over,
he
and the
three hundred men who
`are'
with
him
--
wearied,
and pursuing
,
So
Gideon
said
to the men of Succoth, “Please
give my
troops
some
bread, for they are exhausted
, and I am still
pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna ,
the
kings of Midian. ”
and
he
saith
to the men of Succoth, `
Give ,
I
pray
you,
cakes
of
bread to
the
people
who
`are'
at
my
feet
, for they `
are '
wearied
, and I am pursuing after
Zebah and Zalmunna kings of Midian. '
But
the leaders
of Succoth asked
, “Are
the hands
of Zebah and Zalmunna already
in your
possession
, that we should
give bread
to your
army
? ”
And
the heads
of Succoth say
, `Is
the hand
of Zebah and Zalmunna now
in thy
hand
, that we give to thy
host
bread
? '
“Very
well,”
Gideon replied
, “when
the
LORD
has
delivered
Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand ,
I will
tear
your flesh with the thorns and
briers
of the wilderness !”
And
Gideon saith
, `Therefore
--
in
Jehovah's
giving
Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand --
I have
threshed
your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness ,
and
with
the
threshing
instruments.'
From
there
he went
up to Penuel and asked
the
same
from
them ,
but
the men of Penuel gave
the
same
response
as the men of Succoth.
And
he goeth
up thence
`
to '
Penuel ,
and speaketh
unto
them thus;
and
the men of Penuel answer
him
as the men of Succoth answered
.
So
Gideon
told
the men of Penuel, “When
I
return
in triumph
, I will
tear
down this tower !”
And
he
speaketh
also
to
the men of Penuel, saying,
`
In my
turning
back
in
peace
, I break
down this tower .'
Now
Zebah and Zalmunna were
in Karkor with
their army
of
about fifteen thousand men—
all that
were
left of the armies
of the people
of the east .
A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen
had
already
fallen
.
And
Zebah and Zalmunna `are'
in Karkor ,
and
their camps
with
them,
about fifteen thousand ,
all who
are
left of all
the camp
of the sons
of the east ;
and
those
falling
`are'
a hundred and twenty thousand men,
drawing
sword
.
And Gideon went
up by
way of the caravan
route
east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he
attacked
their
army
, taking
them
by
surprise.
And Gideon goeth
up the
way of those
who
tabernacle
in
tents,
on
the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smiteth
the
camp
, and
the
camp
was
confident;
When
Zebah
and Zalmunna fled
, Gideon
pursued
and captured
these
two kings of Midian, routing
their
entire
army
.
and Zebab
and
Zalmunna flee
, and he
pursueth
after
them,
and
captureth
the
two kings of Midian, Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
and
all
the
camp
he
hath
caused
to
tremble
.
After
this,
Gideon son of Joash returned
from the battle along
the Ascent
of Heres.
And
Gideon son of Joash turneth
back
from the battle ,
at
the going
up
of the
sun,
There
he
captured
a young man of Succoth and interrogated
him .
The
young
man
wrote
down
for
him the names
of the
seventy-seven
leaders
and elders of
Succoth
.
and
captureth
a young man of the
men
of
Succoth ,
and asketh
him ,
and
he
describeth
unto
him the heads
of Succoth,
and its
elders --
seventy
and
seven
men
.
And Gideon
went
to
the men of Succoth and said
, “Here
are
Zebah and Zalmunna, about
whom you
taunted
me, saying, ‘Are
the hands
of Zebah and Zalmunna already
in your
possession,
that we should
give bread
to your
weary
men? ’”
And he
cometh
in
unto
the men of Succoth ,
and saith
, `Lo
Zebah and Zalmunna, with
whom ye
reproached
me, saying, Is
the hand
of Zebah and Zalmunna now
in thy
hand
that we give to thy
men who
`are'
wearied
bread
? '
Then
he took
the elders of the city, and using
the thorns and
briers
of the wilderness, he
disciplined
the men of Succoth .
And
he taketh
the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and
the threshing
instruments,
and
teacheth
by
them
the
men of Succoth ,
He
also
pulled
down
the tower of Penuel and killed
the men of the city.
and
the tower of Penuel he
hath
broken
down,
and slayeth
the men of the city.
Next,
Gideon
asked
Zebah and Zalmunna, “What
kind
of
men did
you
kill
at
Tabor? ”
“Men
like
you
, ”
they answered
, “each
one resembling
the son
of a
king
. ”
And
he
saith
unto
Zebah and unto
Zalmunna, `How
--
the
men whom
ye
slew
in
Tabor? '
and
they
say
, `As
thou
--
so
they, one --
as
the form
of the
king's
sons
. '
“They
were
my
brothers,”
Gideon
replied
, “the
sons of my mother !
As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, if you
had let
them live,
I would
not kill
you. ”
And
he
saith
, `My
brethren
--
sons of my mother --
they;
Jehovah
liveth
, if ye
had kept
them alive
--
I had
not slain
you. '
So
he said
to Jether ,
his firstborn
, “Get
up
and
kill
them .”
But
the young man did
not draw
his sword ;
he was
fearful
because
he was
still
a youth.
And
he saith
to Jether his first-born
, `Rise,
slay
them ;'
and
the young man hath
not drawn
his sword ,
for
he hath
been
afraid,
for
he `is'
yet
a youth.
Then
Zebah
and Zalmunna said
, “Get
up
and kill
us yourself,
for as the man is,
so
is
his strength.”
So
Gideon got
up
and killed
Zebah and Zalmunna, and he
took
the
crescent
ornaments from
the necks of their camels.
And Zebah
saith
--
also
Zalmunna --
`Rise
thou
, and fall
upon
us ;
for as the man --
his might;'
and
Gideon riseth,
and slayeth
Zebah and Zalmunna, and taketh
their
round
ornaments which
`are'
on
the necks of their camels.
Then
the Israelites
said
to
Gideon, “
Rule over us —you
and your
son and grandson—
for you
have
saved us from the hand of Midian. ”
And
the men
of
Israel
say
unto
Gideon, `
Rule over us ,
both
thou,
and thy
son ,
and thy
son's
son,
for thou
hast
saved us from the hand of Midian. '
But
Gideon replied
, “
I will
not rule over you, nor will
my son .
The
LORD
shall
rule over you. ”
And
Gideon saith
unto
them
, `
I do
not rule over you, nor doth
my son rule over you ;
Jehovah
doth
rule
over
you
. '
Then
he
added
, “
Let me make
a
request
of you, that
each
of
you
give me an
earring
from
his plunder.”
(
For the
enemies
had
gold earrings
because
they were
Ishmaelites. )
And
Gideon
saith
unto
them
, `
Let me ask
of you a
petition
, and
give ye
to
me each
the
ring
of
his prey,
for they
have
rings
of
gold ,
for
they `are'
Ishmaelites. '
“
We will
give them
gladly,”
they
replied.
So
they spread out a
garment, and each man
threw
an
earring
from
his plunder
onto
it.
And
they
say,
`
We certainly
give ;'
and
they spread out the
garment, and cast
thither
each the
ring
of
his prey;
The weight of the gold earrings
he had
requested
was
1,700
shekels, in
addition
to
the crescent
ornaments, the pendants
, the purple garments of
the kings of Midian, and the chains from
the necks of their camels .
and
the weight of the rings
of
gold which
he asked
is
a
thousand
and
seven
hundred
`
shekels '
of
gold
, apart
from
the round
ornaments, and
the drops
, and
the purple garments ,
which
`are'
on
the kings of Midian, and apart
from
the chains which
`are'
on
the necks of their camels ,
From
all
this
Gideon made
an ephod, which
he
placed
in Ophrah, his
hometown.
But
soon
all Israel prostituted
themselves
by
worshiping
it there, and it became
a
snare
to Gideon and his household
.
and
Gideon maketh
it
into
an ephod, and
setteth
it
up
in his
city,
in
Ophrah, and
all Israel go
a-whoring
after
it there, and it is
to Gideon and to
his house
for
a
snare
.
In
this
way
Midian was
subdued
before the Israelites
and did
not raise
its
head again.
So
the land had
rest
for
forty years in the days of Gideon ,
And
Midian is
humbled
before the sons
of
Israel,
and have
not added
to
lift
up
their
head ;
and
the land resteth
forty years in the days of Gideon .
and he—
Jerubbaal son of Joash —returned
home
and settled
down.
And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth
and dwelleth
in
his
own
house,
Gideon had
seventy sons of his own
, since
he had many wives .
and
to
Gideon there
have
been
seventy sons ,
coming
out
of his loin
, for
he had many wives ;
His concubine, who dwelt
in Shechem, also
bore
him a son, and he named
him
Abimelech.
and
his concubine, who `is'
in Shechem, hath
born
to
him --
even
she
--
a son, and he appointeth
his
name
Abimelech.
Later,
Gideon son of Joash died
at
a ripe
old age and was
buried in the tomb
of his father Joash
in Ophrah of the Abiezrites
.
And
Gideon son of Joash dieth,
in
a good
old age ,
and is
buried in the burying-place
of Joash
his father ,
in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrite
.
And as
soon
as
Gideon was
dead, the Israelites
turned
and prostituted
themselves
with
the Baals
, and they
set up
Baal-berith as
their
god .
And it
cometh
to
pass,
when
Gideon `is'
dead, that
the sons
of
Israel
turn
back
and go
a-whoring
after
the Baalim
, and set over
them
Baal-Berith for
a
god ;
The
Israelites
failed
to
remember
the LORD
their God who had
delivered
them from
the hands
of all their enemies on
every
side.
and
the sons
of
Israel
have
not
remembered
Jehovah
their God ,
who is
delivering
them out
of
the hand
of all their enemies round
about,
They did
not
show
kindness to
the house of Jerubbaal (that
is,
Gideon )
for
all the good things
he had
done
for
Israel.
neither
have
they done
kindness with
the house of Jerubbaal --
Gideon --
according
to
all the good which
he did
with
Israel.
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