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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.

KJV

Dixitque ad viros Soccoth : Date, obsecro, panes populo qui mecum est, quia valde defecerunt : ut possimus persequi Zebee et Salmana reges Madian.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Σοκχώθ Δότε δὴ ἄρτους εἰς τροφὴν τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ τῷ ἐν ποσίν μου, ὅτι ἐκλείπουσιν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι διώκων ὀπίσω τοῦ Ζέβεε καὶ Σελμανὰ βασιλέων Μαδιάμ.

LXX

And 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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְ/אַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָ/עָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ/רַגְלָ֑/י כִּי עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְ/אָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְ/צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Midian
Places Succoth

In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
ו
v
noun · 717×
ו
v
noun · 247×
זֶ֣בַח
zbch
proper_noun · 12×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כִּכַּר
kkr
noun · 68×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
ם
m
verb · 144×
מִדְיָ֖ן
mdyn
proper_noun · 59×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
סֻכּ֖וֹת
skvt
proper_noun · 18×
עָיֵ֣ף
'yp
adjective · 17×
צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע
tslmn'
proper_noun · 12×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 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.
  • Ps 60:6 — God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.