Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
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;
And the men of Ephraim said
unto him, Why
hast thou
served
us thus,
that
thou
calledst
us not,
when thou wentest
to fight with the
Midianites
? And they did
chide
with him sharply.
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
?
And he said
unto them, What have I done now in
comparison
of
you? Is
not the gleaning
of the
grapes
of
Ephraim better than the vintage
of Abiezer
?
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
.
God
hath
delivered
into your hands
the princes
of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb :
and what was
I able to do in
comparison
of
you? Then their anger
was
abated
toward
him ,
when
he
had
said
that
.
And Gideon cometh
in
unto
the
Jordan, passing
over, he and the three hundred men who
`are'
with him --
wearied
, and
pursuing
,
And Gideon came
to
Jordan, and
passed
over, he ,
and the three hundred men that
were
with him, faint
, yet
pursuing
them.
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. '
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.
And the heads
of Succoth say
, `Is
the hand
of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy
hand, that we give to
thy
host
bread? '
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
?
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
. '
And Gideon said
, Therefore when
the
LORD
hath
delivered
Zebah and Zalmunna into mine
hand ,
then
I will
tear
your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers
.
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.
And he went
up thence to Penuel, and spake
unto them likewise:
and the men of Penuel answered
him as the men of Succoth had
answered him
.
And he speaketh
also to
the men of Penuel, saying, `In
my
turning
back
in peace, I break down this tower. '
And he spake
also unto
the men of Penuel, saying, When
I
come
again
in peace, I will
break down this tower.
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.
Now
Zebah and Zalmunna were
in Karkor, and their hosts
with them, about fifteen thousand men
, all that
were
left of all the hosts
of the children
of the east :
for
there
fell
an
hundred and twenty thousand men that
drew
sword.
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;
And Gideon went
up by
the way of them
that
dwelt
in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote
the host;
for
the host
was secure.
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
.
And when
Zebah
and Zalmunna fled
, he pursued
after them, and took
the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited
all the host
.
And Gideon son of Joash turneth
back
from the
battle ,
at
the
going
up
of
the sun,
And Gideon the
son of Joash returned
from battle before
the sun was
up
,
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 caught
a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired
of
him :
and he described
unto him the princes
of Succoth, and the
elders thereof,
even
threescore
and seventeen
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
? '
And he came
unto the men of Succoth, and said
, Behold
Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did
upbraid
me, saying, Are
the hands
of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine
hand ,
that we should
give bread
unto
thy men that
are weary
?
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 ,
And he took
the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers
, and with
them he
taught
the men of Succoth .
and the tower of Penuel he
hath
broken
down
, and slayeth
the men of the city.
And he
beat
down
the tower of Penuel, and slew
the men of the city.
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
. '
Then
said
he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What
manner
of
men were
they
whom ye slew at
Tabor? And they answered
, As thou art,
so were
they ;
each
one resembled
the children
of a
king
.
And he saith
, `
My brethren --
sons of my mother --
they;
Jehovah
liveth, if ye had kept
them alive --
I had
not slain
you. '
And he said
, They
were
my brethren ,
even
the
sons of my mother :
as
the
LORD
liveth, if ye had saved
them alive ,
I would
not slay
you.
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.
And he said
unto
Jether his firstborn
, Up
, and
slay them .
But
the youth
drew
not his sword :
for he feared
, because
he was
yet a youth.
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
Zebah and
Zalmunna said,
Rise thou, and fall upon us :
for as the man is,
so
is
his strength.
And Gideon arose
, and slew
Zebah and Zalmunna, and took
away
the
ornaments that
were
on their camels '
necks
.
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. '
Then
the men of Israel said
unto Gideon, Rule thou
over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also:
for thou hast delivered
us from the hand of Midian.
And Gideon saith
unto them, `
I do
not rule over you, nor
doth
my son rule over you ;
Jehovah
doth
rule over you. '
And Gideon said
unto them, I will
not rule over you, neither
shall
my son rule over you :
the
LORD
shall
rule over you.
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. '
And Gideon said
unto them, I
would
desire
a
request
of you, that
ye would
give
me every
man
the earrings
of his prey .
(
For they had
golden
earrings
, because
they were
Ishmaelites. )
And they say
, `
We certainly
give ;'
and they spread out
the
garment, and cast thither
each
the ring
of his prey ;
And they answered
, We will
willingly
give them.
And they spread a
garment, and did
cast therein
every
man
the earrings
of his prey .
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 ,
And the weight of the golden
earrings
that
he requested
was
a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold ;
beside
ornaments, and collars
, and purple raiment
that
was
on the kings of Midian, and beside
the chains that
were
about
their camels '
necks.
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
.
And Gideon made
an ephod thereof
, and put
it in his city, even
in Ophrah :
and all Israel went
thither
a whoring after it :
which
thing
became
a
snare
unto
Gideon ,
and to his house.
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.
Thus
was
Midian subdued
before the children
of Israel, so
that
they
lifted
up their heads
no
more.
And the country
was
in
quietness
forty years in the days of Gideon.
And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth
and dwelleth
in his own house ,
And Jerubbaal the
son of Joash went
and dwelt
in his own house .
and to
Gideon there
have
been
seventy
sons ,
coming
out
of his loin,
for he had many wives ;
And Gideon had
threescore
and
ten
sons of his body
begotten:
for he had many wives .
and his concubine ,
who
`is'
in Shechem, hath
born
to
him
--
even
she --
a son, and
he
appointeth
his
name Abimelech.
And his concubine that
was
in Shechem, she also
bare
him
a son, whose
name he
called
Abimelech.
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 Gideon the
son of Joash died
in a good old age, and was
buried in the sepulchre
of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites
.
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 ;
And it came
to pass, as
soon
as
Gideon was
dead, that the children
of Israel turned
again,
and went
a whoring after Baalim, and made
Baalberith
their
god .
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,
And the children
of Israel remembered not
the
LORD
their God, who had
delivered
them out of the hands
of all their enemies on
every
side:
neither have
they done
kindness with
the house of Jerubbaal --
Gideon --
according to all the good
which he did
with
Israel.
Neither showed
they kindness to
the house of Jerubbaal ,
namely,
Gideon ,
according to all the goodness
which he had
showed
unto
Israel.
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