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Judges 8:17-20 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17. He broke down the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.

18. And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What type were the men whom you killed at Tabor?” And they said, “They were like you; each one of them had the appearance of the sons of the king.”

19. He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had kept them alive I would not kill you.”

20. And he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up, kill them.” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a boy.

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