20And he said to Jether his first-born, |Rise, and slay them.| But the youth did not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.


In Context

17 And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, and slew the men of the city.

18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmun'na, |Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor?| They answered, |As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king.|

19 And he said, |They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you.|

20 And he said to Jether his first-born, |Rise, and slay them.| But the youth did not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.

21 Then Zebah and Zalmun'na said, |Rise yourself, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength.| And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmun'na; and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.

22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, |Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Mid'ian.|

Judges 8:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:20Turning 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.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And he said to Jether his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:20And he said to Jether his first-born, Arise, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:20He said to Jether his firstborn, |Get up, and kill them!| But the youth didn't draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:20And he saith to Jether his first-born, 'Rise, slay them;' and the young man hath not drawn his sword, for he hath been afraid, for he is yet a youth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And he said to Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.