Judges 8:20-21

8:20 He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on! ¹  Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword, ²  because he was still young. 8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, ³  “Come on, ⁴  you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” ⁵  So Gideon killed ⁶  Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

¹ tn Or “Arise!”

² tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

³ tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴ tn Or “Arise.”

⁵ tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”

⁶ tn Heb “arose and killed.”