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Judges 8:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Judges 8:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 The princes of Succoth asked, “Do you already have the hands[a] of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread to your soldiers?” 7 Gideon answered, “For this, when the Lord has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will tear at your flesh with desert thorns and briars.”
8 He went up to Penuel and said the same thing to them. The men of Penuel answered him the same way that the men of Succoth had,
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- Judges 8:6 Have the hands: in biblical times, those who were victorious in battle would cut off the hands of those slain in battle for trophies.
