Judges 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.”
Judges 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.”
Judges 8:17 — World English Bible
Judges 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. ”
Judges 8:17 — American Standard Version
Judges 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.”
Judges 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. ”
Judges 8:17 — Darby Translation
Judges 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also he brake downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.”
Judges 8:17 — Geneva Bible
Judges 8:17 in Context — Judges 8
15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 Then 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.
19 And 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.
What Does Judges 8:17 Mean?
Judges 8:17 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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