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Judges 8:20-22
The Message
Judges 8:20-22
The Message
20 Then he spoke to Jether, his firstborn: “Get up and kill them.” But he couldn’t do it, couldn’t draw his sword. He was afraid—he was still just a boy.
21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Do it yourself—if you’re man enough!” And Gideon did it. He stepped up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna. Then he took the crescents that hung on the necks of their camels.
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22 The Israelites said, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson. You have saved us from Midian’s tyranny.”
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