Judges 8 · Verse 5

Judges 8:5

And 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.
Judges 8:5, King James Version

Judges 8:5 in other translations

BSBSo Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
WEBHe said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand he saith to the men of Succoth, ‘Give, I pray you, cakes of bread to the people who are at my feet, for they are wearied, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna kings of Midian.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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 Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

What does Judges 8:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. he said unto the men of Succoth--that is, a place of tents or booths. The name seems to have been applied to the whole part of the Jordan valley on the west, as well as on the east side of the river, all belonging to the tribe of Gad (compare Ge 33:17; 1Ki 7:46; with Jos 13:27). Being engaged in the common cause of all Israel, he had a right to expect support and encouragement from his countrymen everywhere.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Give, I pray you, loaves of bread - As Gideon was engaged in the common cause of Israel, he had a right to expect succor from the people at large. His request to the men of Succoth and Penuel was both just and reasonable.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 8:4-12

Gideon's men were faint, yet pursuing; fatigued with what they had done, yet eager to do more against their enemies. It is many a time the true Christian's case, fainting, and yet pursuing. The world knows but little of the persevering and successful struggle the real believer maintains with his sinful heart. But he betakes himself to that Divine strength, in the faith of which he began his conflict, and by the…

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Judges 8:5 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.Sheito [the] people ofH582
סֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotSuccothH5523
תְּנוּ\־te.nu-giveH5414
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
כִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.Rotround loaves ofH3603
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chembreadH3899
לָעָ֖םla.'Amto the peopleH5971
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.Lai[is] at feet myH7272
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
עֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.Fim[are] exhaustedH5889
הֵ֔םHemtheyH1992
וְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595
רֹדֵ֛ףro.Def[am] pursuingH7291
אַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
זֶ֥בַחZe.vachZebahH2078
וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'and ZalmunnaH6759
מַלְכֵ֥יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428
מִדְיָֽן\׃mid.YanMidianH4080

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Cross references for Judges 8:5

  • Genesis 33:17

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

  • Psalms 60:6

    God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

  • Genesis 14:18

    And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

  • 2 Samuel 17:28-29

    Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

  • 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 of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

  • 3 John 1:6-8

    Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

  • 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 corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Succoth.
Ge 33:17; Ps 60:6
loaves.
Ge 14:18; De 23:4; 1Sa 25:18; 2Sa 17:28,29; 3Jo 1:6-8

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Context

  • Judges 8:4

    And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

  • Judges 8:5

    And 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.

  • Judges 8:6

    And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

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Judges 8:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo á los de Succoth: Yo os ruego que deis á la gente que me sigue algunos bocados de pan; porque están cansados, y yo persigo á Zeba y á Zalmunna, reyes de Madián.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit aux hommes de Succoth: Donnez, je vous prie, des pains au peuple qui me suit, car ils sont fatigués; et je poursuis Zébakh et Tsalmunna, rois de Madian.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu den Männern von Sukkoth: Gebet doch dem Volke, das mir nachfolgt, einige Laibe Brot; denn sie sind ermattet, und ich jage den Königen von Midian, Sebach und Zalmunna, nach.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ad viros Soccoth: Date, obsecro, panes populo qui mecum est, quia valde defecerunt: ut possimus persequi Zebee et Salmana reges Madian.