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KsiÄga SÄdziów 8:20
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A tak rzekł do Jetra, pierworodnego swego: Wstań a zamorduj je. Ale młodzieńczyk przed bojaźnią nie dobył miecza swego, abowiem jeszcze był niedorosłym.
I rzekł do Jetra, pierworodnego swego: Wstań, a pobij je. Ale nie dobył młodzieńczyk miecza swego, przeto iż się bał; bo jeszcze był pacholęciem.
Po tych słowach polecił Jeterowi, swojemu pierworodnemu: Wstań i zabij ich! Chłopiec jednak nie dobył miecza. Był młody. Wzdrygał się przed tym.
Potem zawołał do Jetera, swojego pierworodnego: Dalej, uśmierć ich! Jednak młodzieniec nie dobył swojego miecza, bo się wzdragał, gdyż jeszcze był młodzieńcem.
Potem powiedział do Jetera, swego pierworodnego: Wstań i zabij ich. Lecz młodzieniec nie dobył swego miecza, ponieważ bał się, gdyż był jeszcze chłopcem.
Potem rzekł do Jetera, swego pierworodnego: Nuże, zabij ich! Lecz młodzian nie dobył swego miecza, gdyż wzdrygnął się przed tym, bo był jeszcze młody.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 10:24, 1 Samuel 15:33, Psalms 149:9
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 1:15 - Go near 1 Kings 2:25 - he fell
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said unto Jether, his firstborn, up, and slay them,.... Being the near kinsman of his father's brethren, whom these kings had slain, was a proper person to avenge their blood on them; and the rather Gideon might order him to do it, for the greater mortification of the kings, to die by the hand of a youth; and for the honour of his son, to be the slayer of two kings, and to inure him to draw his sword against the enemies of Israel, and embolden him to do such exploits:
but the youth drew not his sword, for he feared, because he was yet a youth; his not drawing is sword was not out of disobedience to his father, but through fear of the kings; not of their doing him any harm, being bound; but there was perhaps a ferocity, as well as majesty in their countenances, which made the young man timorous and fearful.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It was Gideonâs place to act the part of the âavenger of bloodâ Numbers 35:12; Deuteronomy 19:6. The fierce manners of the age break out in the slaying of the captives (compare 1 Samuel 15:32-33), and in Gideonâs attempt to initiate his youthful son Jether in the stern work of slaying his countryâs enemies.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 8:20. He said unto Jether his first-born — By the ancient laws of war, prisoners taken in war might be either slain, sold, or kept for slaves. To put a captive enemy to death no executioner was required. Gideon slays Zebah and Zalmunna with his own hand. So Samuel is said to have hewn Agag in pieces, 1 Samuel 15:33. Benaiah slew Joab, 1 Kings 2:25. Saul orders his guards to slay the priests who had contributed to the escape of David, 1 Samuel 22:17; and David caused one of his attendants to slay the Amalekite who pretended to have slain Saul, 2 Samuel 1:15.