Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, he took the elders of the city, and, using the thorns and briers of the desert, he threshed them with these, and he cut the men of Succoth to pieces. "
— Judges 8:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.”
“And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. ”
“He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.”
“He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then“threshed” the men of Succoth with them.”
“So he took the ancients of the city, and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.”
“Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.”
“And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.”
And returning from the war before sunrise,
he took a boy from among the men of Succoth. And he asked him the names of the leaders and elders of Succoth. And he described seventy-seven men.
And he went to Succoth, and he said to them: “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, over whom you rebuked me, saying: ‘Perhaps the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hands, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to men who are languishing and weakened.’ ”
Therefore, he took the elders of the city, and, using the thorns and briers of the desert, he threshed them with these, and he cut the men of Succoth to pieces.
He also overturned the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were those whom you killed at Tabor?” They responded, “They were like you, and one of them was like the son of a king.”
He answered them: “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had preserved them, I would not kill you.”