19 And he said, They were my brethren, even my [a]mother’s children: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved their lives, I would not slay you.

20 Then he said unto Jether his firstborn son, Up, and slay them: but the boy drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet young.

21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou and fall upon us: for [b]as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the [c]ornaments, that were on their camels’ necks.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:19 We came all out of one belly: therefore I will be revenged.
  2. Judges 8:21 Meaning, that they would be rid out of their pain at once, or else to have a valiant man to put them to death.
  3. Judges 8:21 Or, collars.

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