V.1 And the men 376 of Ephraim 669 said 559-4 unto him, Why 4100 hast thou served 6213-1 us thus, 1697 that thou calledst 7121-2 us not, when thou wentest 1980-1 to fight 3898-9 with the Midianites? 4080 And they did chide 7378-4 with him sharply. 2393

8:2 And he said 559-4 unto them, What have I done 6213-1 now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning 5955 of the grapes of Ephraim 669 better 2896 than the vintage 1210 of Abiezer? 44

8:3 God 430 hath delivered 5414-1 into your hands 3027 the princes 8269 of Midian, 4080 Oreb 6159 and Zeeb: 2062 and what was I able 3201-1 to do 6213-2 in comparison of you? Then their anger 7307 was abated 7503-1 toward him, when he had said 1696-15 that. 1697

8:4 And Gideon 1439 came 935-4 to Jordan, 3383 [and] passed over, 5674-6 he, and the three 7969 hundred 3967 men 376 that [were] with him, faint, 5889 yet pursuing 7291-6 [them].

8:5 And he said 559-4 unto the men 582 of Succoth, 5523 Give, 5414-3 I pray you, loaves 3603 of bread 3899 unto the people 5971 that follow 7272 me; for they [be] faint, 5889 and I am pursuing 7291-6 after 310 Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna, 6759 kings 4428 of Midian. 4080

8:6 And the princes 8269 of Succoth 5523 said, 559-4 [Are] the hands 3709 of Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna 6759 now in thine hand, 3027 that we should give 5414-4 bread 3899 unto thine army? 6635

8:7 And Gideon 1439 said, 559-4 Therefore when the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414-2 Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna 6759 into mine hand, 3027 then I will tear 1758-1 your flesh 1320 with the thorns 6975 of the wilderness 4057 and with briers. 1303

8:8 And he went up 5927-4 thence to Penuel, 6439 and spake 1696-17 unto them likewise: 2063 and the men 582 of Penuel 6439 answered 6030-4 him as the men 582 of Succoth 5523 had answered 6030-1 [him].

8:9 And he spake 559-4 also unto the men 582 of Penuel, 6439 saying, 559-2 When I come again 7725-2 in peace, 7965 I will break down 5422-4 this tower. 4026

8:10 Now Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna 6759 [were] in Karkor, 7174 and their hosts 4264 with them, about fifteen 2568 6240 thousand 505 [men], all that were left 3498-12 of all the hosts 4264 of the children 1121 of the east: 6924 for there fell 5307-6 an hundred 3967 and twenty 6242 thousand 505 men 376 that drew 8025-6 sword. 2719

8:11 And Gideon 1439 went up 5927-4 by the way 1870 of them that dwelt 7931-7 in tents 168 on the east 6924 of Nobah 5025 and Jogbehah, 3011 and smote 5221-55 the host: 4264 for the host 4264 was secure. 983

8:12 And when Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna 6759 fled, 5127-4 he pursued 7291-4 after 310 them, and took 3920-4 the two 8147 kings 4428 of Midian, 4080 Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna, 6759 and discomfited 2729-52 all the host. 4264

8:13 And Gideon 1439 the son 1121 of Joash 3101 returned 7725-4 from battle 4421 before 4608 the sun 2775 [was up],

8:14 And caught 3920-4 a young man 5288 of the men 582 of Succoth, 5523 and enquired 7592-4 of him: and he described 3789-4 unto him the princes 8269 of Succoth, 5523 and the elders 2205 thereof, [even] threescore and seventeen 7657 7651 men. 376

8:15 And he came 935-4 unto the men 582 of Succoth, 5523 and said, 559-4 Behold Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna, 6759 with whom ye did upbraid 2778-14 me, saying, 559-2 [Are] the hands 3709 of Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna 6759 now in thine hand, 3027 that we should give 5414-4 bread 3899 unto thy men 582 [that are] weary? 3287

8:16 And he took 3947-4 the elders 2205 of the city, 5892 and thorns 6975 of the wilderness 4057 and briers, 1303 and with them he taught 3045-55 the men 582 of Succoth. 5523

8:17 And he beat down 5422-1 the tower 4026 of Penuel, 6439 and slew 2026-4 the men 582 of the city. 5892

8:18 Then said 559-4 he unto Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna, 6759 What manner 375 of men 582 [were they] whom ye slew 2026-1 at Tabor? 8396 And they answered, 559-4 As thou 3644 [art], so [were] they; 3644 each one 259 resembled 8389 the children 1121 of a king. 4428

8:19 And he said, 559-4 They [were] my brethren, 251 [even] the sons 1121 of my mother: 517 [as] the LORD 3068 liveth, 2416 if 3863 ye had saved them alive, 2421-52 I would not slay 2026-1 you.

8:20 And he said 559-4 unto Jether 3500 his firstborn, 1060 Up, 6965-3 [and] slay 2026-3 them. But the youth 5288 drew 8025-1 not his sword: 2719 for he feared, 3372-1 because he [was] yet a youth. 5288

8:21 Then Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna 6759 said, 559-4 Rise 6965- 3 thou, and fall 6293-3 upon us: for as the man 376 [is, so is] his strength. 1369 And Gideon 1439 arose, 6965-4 and slew 2026-4 Zebah 2078 and Zalmunna, 6759 and took away 3947-4 the ornaments 7720 that [were] on their camels' 1581 necks. 6677

8:22 Then the men 376 of Israel 3478 said 559-4 unto Gideon, 1439 Rule 4910-3 thou over us, both thou, and thy son, 1121 and thy son's 1121 son 1121 also: for thou hast delivered 3467-52 us from the hand 3027 of Midian. 4080

8:23 And Gideon 1439 said 559-4 unto them, I will not rule 4910-4 over you, neither shall my son 1121 rule 4910-4 over you: the LORD 3068 shall rule 4910-4 over you.

8:24 And Gideon 1439 said 559-4 unto them, I would desire 7592-4 a request 7596 of you, that ye would give 5414-3 me every man 376 the earrings 5141 of his prey. 7998 (For they had golden 2091 earrings, 5141 because they [were] Ishmaelites.) 3459

8:25 And they answered, 559-4 We will willingly 5414-2 give 5414-4 [them]. And they spread 6566-4 a garment, 8071 and did cast 7993-55 therein every man 376 the earrings 5141 of his prey. 7998

8:26 And the weight 4948 of the golden 2091 earrings 5141 that he requested 7592-1 was a thousand 505 and seven 7651 hundred 3967 [shekels] of gold; 2091 beside ornaments, 7720 and collars, 5188 and purple 713 raiment 899 that [was] on the kings 4428 of Midian, 4080 and beside the chains 6060 that [were] about their camels' 1581 necks. 6677

8:27 And Gideon 1439 made 6213-4 an ephod 646 thereof, and put 3322-55 it in his city, 5892 [even] in Ophrah: 6084 and all Israel 3478 went thither a whoring 2181-4 after 310 it: which thing became a snare 4170 unto Gideon, 1439 and to his house. 1004

8:28 Thus was Midian 4080 subdued 3665-11 before 6440 the children 1121 of Israel, 3478 so that they lifted up 5375-2 their heads 7218 no more. 3254-1 And the country 776 was in quietness 8252-4 forty 705 years 8141 in the days 3117 of Gideon. 1439

8:29 And Jerubbaal 3378 the son 1121 of Joash 3101 went 3212- 4 and dwelt 3427-4 in his own house. 1004

8:30 And Gideon 1439 had threescore and ten 7657 sons 1121 of his body 3409 begotten: 3318-6 for he had many 7227 wives. 802

8:31 And his concubine 6370 that [was] in Shechem, 7927 she also bare 3205-1 him a son, 1121 whose name 8034 he called 7760-4 Abimelech. 40

8:32 And Gideon 1439 the son 1121 of Joash 3101 died 4191-4 in a good 2896 old age, 7872 and was buried 6912-11 in the sepulchre 6913 of Joash 3101 his father, 1 in Ophrah 6084 of the Abiezrites. 33

8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon 1439 was dead, 4191-1 that the children 1121 of Israel 3478 turned again, 7725-4 and went a whoring 2181-4 after 310 Baalim, 1168 and made 7760-4 Baalberith 1170 their god. 430

8:34 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 remembered 2142-1 not the LORD 3068 their God, 430 who had delivered 5337-56 them out of the hands 3027 of all their enemies 341-6 on every side: 5439