Judges 8 · Verse 17

Judges 8:17

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Judges 8:17, King James Version

Judges 8:17 in other translations

BSBHe also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
WEBHe broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
ASVAnd he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
YLTand the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.
DARBYAnd he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
BBEAnd he had the tower of Penuel broken down and the men of the town put to death.
WebsterAnd he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

What does Judges 8:17 mean?

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 8:17 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.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִגְדַּ֥לmig.Dal[the] tower ofH4026
פְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElPenuelH6439
נָתָ֑ץna.Tatzhe tore downH5422
וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.Rogand he killedH2026
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582
הָעִֽיר\׃ha.'Irthe cityH5892

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

Cross references for Judges 8:17

  • Judges 8:9

    And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

  • 1 Kings 12:25

    Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

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9; 1Ki 12:25

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Context

  • Judges 8:16

    And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

  • Judges 8:17

    And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

  • Judges 8:18

    Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

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Judges 8:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo derribó la torre de Penuel, y mató á los de la ciudad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il démolit la tour de Penuel, et tua les hommes de la ville.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und den Turm zu Pnuel riß er nieder und erschlug die Männer der Stadt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Turrim quoque Phanuel subvertit, occisis habitatoribus civitatis.