Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.

New American Standard Bible

So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.”

King James Version

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Holman Bible

He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower!”

International Standard Version

So he responded the same way to the men of Penuel, "When I come back safely, I'm going to tear down this tower."

A Conservative Version

And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

American Standard Version

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Amplified

So Gideon said also to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will tear down this tower.”

Darby Translation

And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say also to the men of Penuel, saying, In my turning back in peace I will break down this tower.

King James 2000

And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return {safely}, I will tear down this tower."

Modern King James verseion

And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said also unto the men of Phanuel, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

NET Bible

He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, "When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower."

New Heart English Bible

He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

The Emphasized Bible

So he spake to the men of Penuel also, saying, - When I return with success, I will break down this tower.

Webster

And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

World English Bible

He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

Youngs Literal Translation

And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, 'In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
also unto the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

of Penuel
פּניאל פּנוּאל 
P@nuw'el 
Usage: 9

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

in peace
שׁלם שׁלום 
Shalowm 
Usage: 236

I will break down
נתץ 
Nathats 
Usage: 42

References

Context Readings

Gideon Pursues The Kings Of Midian

8 So he went up from there to Penuel and made the same request to the men of Penuel; but they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth had given. 9 So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, those of all the army of the children of the east who were still living; for a hundred and twenty thousand of their swordsmen had been put to death.

Cross References

Judges 8:17

And he had the tower of Penuel broken down and the men of the town put to death.

1 Kings 22:27-28

And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.

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