Judges 8:5
What does Judges 8:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 8:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said to the men of Succoth, Give bread cakes to my people, for they are overcome with weariness, and I am going on after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and he saith to the men of Succoth, `Give, I pray you, cakes of bread to the people who <FI>are<Fi> at my feet, for they <FI>are<Fi> wearied, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna kings of Midian.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to the men of Soccoth: Give, I beseech you, bread to the people that is with me, for they are faint: that we may pursue Zebee, and Salmana, the kings of Madian.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me, for they are faint; and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 23:4
because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
- Psalms 60:6
God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- 1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
- 3 John 1:6
who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:
- Genesis 33:17
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
- Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.