Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So he took the ancients of the city, and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth. the elders Judges 8:7 And he said to them: When the Lord therefore shall have delivered Zebee and Salmana into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert. Proverbs 10:13 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion. Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools. Ezra 2:6 The children of Phahath Moab, of the children of Josue: Joab, Two thousand eight hundred twelve. thorns Micah 7:4 He that is best among them, is as a brier, and he that is righteous, as the thorn of the hedge. The day of thy inspection, thy visitation cometh: now shall be their destruction. taught. Context Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna…15And he came to Soccoth, and said to them: Behold Zebee, and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint. 16So he took the ancients of the city, and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.17And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.… Cross References Judges 8:15 And he came to Soccoth, and said to them: Behold Zebee, and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint. Judges 8:17 And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city. Lexicon Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֙ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take the elders זִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old of the city, הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement and [using] וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the thorns קוֹצֵ֥י (qō·w·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6975: A thorn, thornbush and briers הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים (hab·bar·qo·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1303: A thorn of the wilderness, הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר (ham·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech he disciplined וַיֹּ֣דַע (way·yō·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know the men אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Succoth. סֻכּֽוֹת׃ (suk·kō·wṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5523: Succoth -- a city East of the Jordan, also a place in Egypt Additional Translations Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. And he took the elders of the city with the thorns of the wilderness and the Barkenim, and with them he tore the men of the city. And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth, Jump to Previous Bed Briers City Crushed Desert Disciplined Elders Instruments Lesson Punishing Responsible Sharp Stems Succoth Taught Teacheth Thorns Threshing WildernessJump to Next Bed Briers City Crushed Desert Disciplined Elders Instruments Lesson Punishing Responsible Sharp Stems Succoth Taught Teacheth Thorns Threshing WildernessLinks Judges 8:16 NIVJudges 8:16 NLT Judges 8:16 ESV Judges 8:16 NASB Judges 8:16 KJV Judges 8:16 Bible Apps Judges 8:16 Biblia Paralela Judges 8:16 Chinese Bible Judges 8:16 French Bible Judges 8:16 German Bible Alphabetical: a and briers by city desert disciplined elders He lesson men of punishing Succoth taught the them thorns took town wilderness with OT History: Judges 8:16 He took the elders of the city (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |