Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he said to the men of Peniel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower.” New Living Translation So he said to the people of Peniel, “After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower.” English Standard Version And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” Berean Standard Bible So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!” King James Bible And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. New King James Version So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!” New American Standard Bible So he said also to the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” NASB 1995 So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” NASB 1977 So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” Legacy Standard Bible So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” Amplified Bible So Gideon said also to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will tear down this tower.” Christian Standard Bible He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower!” American Standard Version And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said also to the men of Penuil “When I have come in peace, I shall tear down this tower!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower. Contemporary English Version "I'll come back safe and sound," Gideon said, "but when I do, I'm going to tear down your tower!" Douay-Rheims Bible He said therefore to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower. English Revised Version And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he told them, "When I come back after my victory, I'll tear down this tower." Good News Translation So he said to them, "I am going to come back safe and sound, and when I do, I will tear this tower down!" International Standard Version So he responded the same way to the men of Penuel, "When I come back safely, I'm going to tear down this tower." JPS Tanakh 1917 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.' Literal Standard Version And he also speaks to the men of Penuel, saying, “In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.” Majority Standard Bible So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!” New American Bible So to the people of Penuel, too, he said, “When I return in peace, I will demolish this tower.” NET Bible He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, "When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower." New Revised Standard Version So he said to the people of Penuel, “When I come back victorious, I will break down this tower.” New Heart English Bible He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower." Webster's Bible Translation And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. World English Bible He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” Young's Literal Translation And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, 'In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna…8From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth. 9So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!” 10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.… Cross References Judges 8:17 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. Judges 8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men--all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen. Treasury of Scripture And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. I come 1 Kings 22:27,28 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace… I will break Judges 8:17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. Jump to Previous Break Broken Peace Peniel Penuel Penu'el Safely Tear Tower Triumph TurningJump to Next Break Broken Peace Peniel Penuel Penu'el Safely Tear Tower Triumph TurningJudges 8 1. Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites4. Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army 10. Zebah and Zalmunna are taken 13. Succoth and Penuel are destroyed 17. Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna 22. He refuses government 24. His ephod the cause of idolatry 28. Midian subdued 29. Gideon's children, and death 33. The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude (9) When I come again in peace.--Comp. 1Kings 22:27. I will break down this tower.--If the strength of their citadel emboldened them to refuse food to Gideon's fainting warriors, it would also have helped to protect them against the dreaded vengeance of Midian. Hebrew So [Gideon]גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and told וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the men לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (lə·’an·šê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Penuel, פְנוּאֵ֖ל (p̄ə·nū·’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6439: Penuel -- 'face of God', a place East of the Jordan, also two Israelites “When I return בְּשׁוּבִ֣י (bə·šū·ḇî) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again in triumph, בְשָׁל֔וֹם (ḇə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace I will tear down אֶתֹּ֖ץ (’et·tōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that tower!” הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers Links Judges 8:9 NIVJudges 8:9 NLT Judges 8:9 ESV Judges 8:9 NASB Judges 8:9 KJV Judges 8:9 BibleApps.com Judges 8:9 Biblia Paralela Judges 8:9 Chinese Bible Judges 8:9 French Bible Judges 8:9 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 8:9 He spoke also to the men (Jd Judg. 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