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Judges 8:18

American Standard Version

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.

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Judges 8:18 in other translations

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 8:18 · World English Bible

Judges 8:18 in context

  1. 16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
  2. 17And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
  3. 18Then 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.
  4. 19And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
  5. 20And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.