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.

[8:20]  ¹ tn Or “Arise!”

[8:20]  ² tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

[8:21]  ³ tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Or “Arise.”

[8:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”

[8:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “arose and killed.”