He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?”
Judges 8:18 - Revised Standard Version Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [Gideon] said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What kind of men were they whom you slew at Tabor? And they replied, They were like you, each of them resembled the son of a king. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were those whom you killed at Tabor?” They replied, “They were just like you; each one looked like a king’s son.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men were those whom you killed at Tabor?" They responded, "They were like you, and one of them was like the son of a king." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king. |
He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?”
Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, a picture of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea.
These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own passions, loud-mouthed boasters, flattering people to gain advantage.
When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abino-am had gone up to Mount Tabor,
She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abino-am from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun.
And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the Lord lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you.”
So he said to the men of Succoth, “Pray, give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”