‏ Judges 8:12-21

took Josh 10:16-18, Josh 10:22-25; Job 12:16-21, Job 34:19; Ps 83:11; Amos 2:14; Rev 6:15-16, Rev 19:19-21

discomfited Heb. terrified

before The words milmaaleh haichaires should, most probably be rendered "from the ascent of Chares;" which is the reading of the LXX Syriac, Arabic, and Houbigant. Judg 8:13

caught Judg 1:24-25; 1Sam 30:11-15

described Heb. writ

upbraid Judg 8:6-7

the elders Judg 8:7; Prov 10:13, Prov 19:29; Ezra 2:6

thorns Mic 7:4

taught Heb. made to know, Instead of wyyoda, Houbigant, Lev. Clerc, and others read wyyadosh, "and he tore or threshed;" and this is not only agreeable to what Gideon threatened (Judg 8:7), but is supported by the LXX Vulgate, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. The Hebrew Text might easily have been corrupted simply by the change of ωΡ, shin, into ς, ayin, letters very similar to each other.

Judg 8:9; 1Kgs 12:25

Tabor Judg 4:6; Ps 89:12

As thou art Ps 12:2; Jude 1:16

resembled Heb. according to the form of, etc

Josh 10:24; 1Sam 15:33; Ps 149:9

Rise thou It was disgraceful to fall by the hands of a child; and death by the blows of such a person must be much more lingering and tormenting. Some have employed children to dispatch captives. Judg 9:54; 1Sam 31:3, 1Sam 31:5; Rev 9:6

slew Ps 83:1

ornaments or, ornaments like the moon, Isa 3:18

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