Judges 8:16
World English Bible (WEB)
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
In context
14 He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
15 He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
16 He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
Judges 8:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- KJV King James 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
- ASV American Standard 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.