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Judges 8:12-14
New English Translation
Judges 8:12-14
New English Translation
12 When Zebah and Zalmunna ran away, Gideon[a] chased them and captured the two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna. He had surprised[b] their entire army.
13 Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the pass[c] of Heres. 14 He captured a young man from Sukkoth[d] and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of Sukkoth’s officials and city leaders—seventy-seven men in all.[e]
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- Judges 8:12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Judges 8:12 tn Or “routed”; Heb “caused to panic.”
- Judges 8:13 tn Or “ascent.”
- Judges 8:14 tn Heb “from the men of Sukkoth.”
- Judges 8:14 tn Heb “wrote down for him the officials of Sukkoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.”
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