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Judges 8:20 KJV
Judges · chapter 8 · verse 20 · King James Version
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.Judges 8:20 · King James Version
Judges 8:20 in context
18Then 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.
19And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
20And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
22Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Key words (Strong's)
- firstbornbᵉkôwrfirstbornH1060 →
- JetherYetherJether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one MidianiteH3500 →
- fearedyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- youthnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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