^8:20He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on!³⁶ Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword,³⁷ because he was still young. ^8:21Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon,³⁸ “Come on,³⁹ you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.”⁴⁰ So Gideon killed⁴¹ Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

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Footnotes

36 Or “Arise!”
37 Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”
38 The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
39 Or “Arise.”
40 Heb “for as the man is his strength.”
41 Heb “arose and killed.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” And Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.

Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come, do it yourself. ‘As is the man, so is his strength.’ ” So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments off their camels’ necks.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” The youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a youth.

Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and strike us down yourself, for a man is judged by his strength.” So Gideon got up, killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.

NLTNew Living Translation

Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, for he was only a boy and was afraid.

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Be a man! Kill us yourself!” So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up, kill them.” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a boy. Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up yourself, and strike us, for as is the man, so is his power.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

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