21Then 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.


In Context

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.|

23 Gideon said to them, |I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.|

Judges 8:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:21Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Come, do it yourself. 'As is the man, so is his strength.' " So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments off their camels' necks.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that [were] on their camels’ necks.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:21And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise, and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses, with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels necks.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, |Rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.| Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:21And Zebah saith — also Zalmunna — 'Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man — his might;' and Gideon riseth, and slayeth Zebah and Zalmunna, and taketh their round ornaments which are on the necks of their camels.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.