Judges 8:7

“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.””

Judges 8:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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givesתֵתtet

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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Zebahזֶבַחzevach

Zebah

Zebah, one of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued and killed. The name means "sacrifice."

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and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּעtsalmuna

Zalmunna

Zalmunna, one of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued and killed.

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into my handיָדִyadi

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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I will threshדַשְׁתִּיdashti

thresh, trample

Thresh: tread the grain to separate it from the straw; also to trample.

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your fleshבְּשַׂרְbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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with the thornsקוֹצֵיkotse

thorn

Thorn, thornbush.

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of the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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and with the briersבַּרְקֳנִיםbarkonim

brier

Brier: a plant with hard thorns. The word appears only in Judges 8.

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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.

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