Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he said to the men of Peniel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower.” New Living Translation So he said to the people of Peniel, “After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower.” English Standard Version And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” Berean Standard Bible So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!” King James Bible And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. New King James Version So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!” New American Standard Bible So he said also to the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” NASB 1995 So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” NASB 1977 So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” Legacy Standard Bible So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.” Amplified Bible So Gideon said also to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will tear down this tower.” Christian Standard Bible He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower!” American Standard Version And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. Contemporary English Version "I'll come back safe and sound," Gideon said, "but when I do, I'm going to tear down your tower!" English Revised Version And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he told them, "When I come back after my victory, I'll tear down this tower." Good News Translation So he said to them, "I am going to come back safe and sound, and when I do, I will tear this tower down!" International Standard Version So he responded the same way to the men of Penuel, "When I come back safely, I'm going to tear down this tower." Majority Standard Bible So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!” NET Bible He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, "When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower." New Heart English Bible He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower." Webster's Bible Translation And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. World English Bible He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he also speaks to the men of Penuel, saying, “In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.” Young's Literal Translation And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, 'In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.' Smith's Literal Translation And he will say also to the men of Penuel, saying, In my turning back in peace I will break down this tower. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe said therefore to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower. Catholic Public Domain Version And so he said to them also, “When I will have returned as a victor in peace, I will destroy this tower.” New American Bible So to the people of Penuel, too, he said, “When I return in peace, I will demolish this tower.” New Revised Standard Version So he said to the people of Penuel, “When I come back victorious, I will break down this tower.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said also to the men of Penuel, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said also to the men of Penuil “When I have come in peace, I shall tear down this tower!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna…8From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth. 9So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!” 10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.… Cross References Judges 7:15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” Judges 6:36-40 Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, / then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” / And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water. ... Judges 7:2-7 Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ / Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained. / Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.” ... Judges 7:9-14 That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up and go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand. / But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah / and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp. ... Judges 8:4-5 Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit. / So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” Judges 8:16-17 Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth. / He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. 1 Samuel 17:45-47 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” 1 Samuel 14:6 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” 2 Kings 19:31-34 For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. / So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. / He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city, declares the LORD. ... Isaiah 37:33-35 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. / He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD. / ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” Isaiah 41:10-13 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ... Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Treasury of Scripture And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. I come 1 Kings 22:27,28 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace… I will break Judges 8:17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. Jump to Previous Break Broken Peace Peniel Penuel Penu'el Safely Tear Tower Triumph TurningJump to Next Break Broken Peace Peniel Penuel Penu'el Safely Tear Tower Triumph TurningJudges 8 1. Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites4. Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army 10. Zebah and Zalmunna are taken 13. Succoth and Penuel are destroyed 17. Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna 22. He refuses government 24. His ephod the cause of idolatry 28. Midian subdued 29. Gideon's children, and death 33. The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude So he said This phrase indicates a direct communication from Gideon, the judge and military leader of Israel. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "אָמַר" (amar), which is a common term for speaking or saying. It emphasizes the authority and decisiveness of Gideon's words, reflecting his leadership role and the seriousness of his intent. to the men of Penuel When I return in triumph I will tear down this tower 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. Hebrew So [Gideon]גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and told וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the men לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (lə·’an·šê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Penuel, פְנוּאֵ֖ל (p̄ə·nū·’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6439: Penuel -- 'face of God', a place East of the Jordan, also two Israelites “When I return בְּשׁוּבִ֣י (bə·šū·ḇî) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again in triumph, בְשָׁל֔וֹם (ḇə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace I will tear down אֶתֹּ֖ץ (’et·tōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that tower!” הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers Links Judges 8:9 NIVJudges 8:9 NLT Judges 8:9 ESV Judges 8:9 NASB Judges 8:9 KJV Judges 8:9 BibleApps.com Judges 8:9 Biblia Paralela Judges 8:9 Chinese Bible Judges 8:9 French Bible Judges 8:9 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 8:9 He spoke also to the men (Jd Judg. 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