Judges 8:21

8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, ¹  “Come on, ²  you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” ³  So Gideon killed ⁴  Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

Judges 8:1

8:1 The Ephraimites said to him, “Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us ⁵  when you went to fight the Midianites!” They argued vehemently with him.

Judges 2:1

Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger ⁶  went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. ⁷  I said, ‘I will never break my agreement ⁸  with you,

Judges 2:1

Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger ⁹  went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. ¹⁰  I said, ‘I will never break my agreement ¹¹  with you,

[8:21]  ¹ tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:21]  ² tn Or “Arise.”

[8:21]  ³ tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose and killed.”

[8:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “by not summoning us.”

[2:1]  ⁶ sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.

[2:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”

[2:1]  ⁸ tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).

[2:1]  ⁹ sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.

[2:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”

[2:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).