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Judges 8:6 Cross-References
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“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?”
Judges 8:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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?Succoth's response reveals pragmatic faithlessness masquerading as prudence. The sarcastic rhetorical question Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand (hakaf Zevach ve-Tsalmunna atah be-yadekha, הֲכַף זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע עַתָּה בְּיָדֶךָ) mocked Gideon's unfinished mission. The reference to hands (kaf, כַּף) was idiomatic—ancient Near Eastern victors sometimes cut off defeated kings' hands as trophies (compare 1 Samuel 5:4). Succoth demanded proof of co...
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