Judges 8:16 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 8:16

Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

KJV

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He taught the men of Succoth - Instead of וידע he taught, Houbigant reads וידש he tore; and this is not only agreeable to what Gideon had threatened, Jdg 8:7, but is supported by the Vulgate, Septuagint, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. The Hebrew text might have been easily corrupted in this place by the change of ש shin into ע ain, letters very similar to each other.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The correction he gave them was intended, not for destruction, but wholesome discipline, to make them wiser and better for the future. He made them know (so the word is), made them know themselves and their folly, God and their duty, made them know who Gideon was, since they would not know by the success wherewith God had crowned him.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּח֙	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
זִקְנֵ֣י	zik.Nei	[the] elders of	H2205 →
הָעִ֔יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
קוֹצֵ֥י	ko.Tzei	[the] thorns of	H6975 →
הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר	ha.mid.Bar	the wilderness	H4057 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים	ha.bar.ko.Nim	the briers	H1303 →
וַיֹּ֣דַע	vai.Yo.da'	and he taught	H3045 →
בָּהֶ֔ם	ba.Hem	with <the> them
אֵ֖ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
אַנְשֵׁ֥י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
סֻכּֽוֹת׃	su.Kot	Succoth	H5523 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 10:13
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
leads to
- Proverbs 26:3
  A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 6:32
  He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
Through
Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time…
leads to
- Isaiah 22:5
  For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
- Ezekiel 2:6
  But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
- Isaiah 10:3
  What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- 2 Samuel 23:6–7
  But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
Through
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
leads to
- Proverbs 10:13
  Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 9:12
  If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

About Judges

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Judges