Judges 8:18

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king.”

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WEBBE

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”

BSB

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.”

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, Where are the men whom you put to death at Tabor? And they gave answer, As you are, so were they; every one of them was like a king's son.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 זֶבַח ze·vach Zebah H2078 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 צַלְמֻנָּע tzal·mu·na' Zalmunna H6759 אֵיפֹה 'ei·foh where H375 הָאֲנָשִׁים ha·'a·na·shim [are] the men H582 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher whom H834 הֲרַגְתֶּם ha·rag·tem you killed H2026 בְּתָבוֹר be·ta·vor at Tabor H8396 וַיֹּאמרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 כָּמוֹךָ ka·mo·kha like you H3644 כְמוֹהֶם khe·mo·hem like them H3644 אֶחָד 'e·chad one H259 כְּתֹאַר ke·to·'ar [was] like [the] appearance of H8389 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] sons of H1121 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 18–21

The kings of Midian must be reckoned with. As they confessed themselves guilty of murder, Gideon acted as the avenger of blood, being the next of kin to the persons slain. Little did they think to have heard of this so long after; but murder seldom goes unpunished in this life. Sins long forgotten by man, must be accounted for to God. What poor consolation in death from the hope of suffering less pain, and of dying with less disgrace than some others! yet many are more anxious on these accounts, than concerning the future judgment, and what will follow.

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People & places

ZalmunnaZebah Tabor (Mountain)

Topics

RetaliationTabor

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.