Judges 8 · Verse 14

Judges 8:14

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
Judges 8:14, King James Version

Judges 8:14 in other translations

BSBThere he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
WEBHe caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
ASVAnd he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
YLTand captureth a young man of the men of Succoth, and asketh him, and he describeth unto him the heads of Succoth, and its elders--seventy and seven men.
DARBYAnd he caught a youth of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the chief men of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy-seven men.
BBEAnd taking prisoner a young man of the people of Succoth, he got from him, in answer to his questions, a list of the chiefs of Succoth and the responsible men, seventy-seven men.
WebsterAnd caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described to him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, even seventy seven men.

What does Judges 8:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. he described--wrote the names of the seventy princes or elders. It was from them he had received so inhospitable a treatment.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 He described unto him the princes of Succoth - The young man probably gave him the names of seventy persons, the chief men of Succoth, who were those who were most concerned in refusing him and his men the refreshment he requested.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 8:13-17

The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart. They must pursue the enemies of their souls, and of the cause of God, though they are ready to faint through inward conflicts and outward hardships. And they shall be enabled to persevere. The less men…

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Judges 8:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּלְכָּד\־vai.yil.kod-and he capturedH3920
נַ֛עַרNa.'ara young manH5288
מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יme.'an.Sheione of [the] men ofH582
סֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotSuccothH5523
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huand he enquired of himH7592
וַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.Toand he wrote downH3789
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto himH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׂרֵ֤יsa.Rei[the] officials ofH8269
סֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtSuccothH5523
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
זְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haelders itsH2205
שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImseventyH7657
וְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'Ahand sevenH7651
אִֽישׁ\׃'IshmanH376

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 8:14

  • 1 Samuel 30:11-15

    And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. …

  • Judges 1:24-25

    And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
caught.
1:24,25; 1Sa 30:11-15
described. Heb. writ.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 8:13

    And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

  • Judges 8:14

    And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

  • Judges 8:15

    And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

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Judges 8:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomó un mozo de los de Succoth, y preguntándole, él le dió por escrito los principales de Succoth y sus ancianos, setenta y siete varones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il saisit un jeune garçon d’entre les hommes de Succoth, et l’interrogea; et le garçon lui mit par écrit les principaux de Succoth et ses anciens, 77 hommes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er fing einen Jüngling von den Männern von Sukkoth und befragte ihn; und dieser schrieb ihm die Obersten von Sukkoth und seine Ältesten auf, 77 Mann.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		apprehendit puerum de viris Soccoth: interrogavitque eum nomina principum et seniorum Soccoth, et descripsit septuaginta septem viros.