And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
- Date
- Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy