Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Therefore,לָכֵןwhenבְּYHWHיְהוָהgivesתֵתZebahאֶת זֶבַחand Zalmunnaוְאֶת צַלְמֻנָּעinto my hand,בְּיָדִיI will threshוְדַשְׁתִּיyour fleshאֶת בְּשַׂרְכֶםwith the thornsאֶת קוֹצֵיof the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּרand with the briers.”וְאֶת הַבַּרְקֳנִים
Judges 8:7
Study it in the app“Gideon said, “Therefore, when YHWH gives Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with the briers.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:7, word by word
- Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgidon
Gideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- givesתֵתtet
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “tet” appears- Zebahזֶבַחzevach
Zebah
Zebah, one of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued and killed. The name means "sacrifice."
Where else “zevach” appears- and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּעtsalmuna
Zalmunna
Zalmunna, one of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued and killed.
Where else “tsalmuna” appears- into my handיָדִyadi
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appears- I will threshדַשְׁתִּיdashti
thresh, trample
Thresh: tread the grain to separate it from the straw; also to trample.
Where else “dashti” appears- your fleshבְּשַׂרְbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- with the thornsקוֹצֵיkotse
thorn
Thorn, thornbush.
Where else “kotse” appears- of the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- and with the briersבַּרְקֳנִיםbarkonim
brier
Brier: a plant with hard thorns. The word appears only in Judges 8.
Where else “barkonim” appears
The context
6The officials of Succoth said, “Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”
7 · This verse (above)
8From there he went up to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.