Judges Chapter 8 verse 9 Holy Bible
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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So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.
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And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."
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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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And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
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He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
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And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo [Gideon]גַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andtoldוַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythe menלְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (lə·’an·šê)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personof Penuel,פְנוּאֵ֖ל (p̄ə·nū·’êl)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 6439: Penuel -- 'face of God', a place East of the Jordan, also two Israelites“When I returnבְּשׁוּבִ֣י (bə·šū·ḇî)Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againin triumph,בְשָׁל֔וֹם (ḇə·šā·lō·wm)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peaceI will tear downאֶתֹּ֖ץ (’et·tōṣ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 5422: To pull down, break downthisהַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thattower!”הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל (ham·miḡ·dāl)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowersJump to PreviousBreak Broken Peace Peniel Penuel Penu'el Safely Tear Tower Triumph Turning
