于是捉住那城内的长老，用野地的荆条和枳棘责打疏割人；

于是他拿住城内的长老，用旷野的荆棘和枳条责打疏割人。

于是他拿住城内的长老，用旷野的荆棘和枳条责打疏割人。

说完，就捉住城中的长老，用荒野的荆棘抽打他们。

于是拿住那城的长老，又拿起野地的荆棘，用荆棘把疏割人教训了一顿；

於是捉住那城內的長老，用野地的荊條和枳棘責打疏割人；

於是他拿住城內的長老，用曠野的荊棘和枳條責打疏割人。

於是他拿住城內的長老，用曠野的荊棘和枳條責打疏割人。

說完，就捉住城中的長老，用荒野的荊棘抽打他們。

於是拿住那城的長老，又拿起野地的荊棘，用荊棘把疏割人教訓了一頓；

就把那城的長老跟野地的荊條和枳棘拿了來，用荊條枳棘把疏割人教訓了一頓；

遂執邑中長老、以曠野之荊棘懲疏割人、

遂取數割長老、以野棘置於打穀之具而責之。

遂將疎割長老、以野之荊與棘懲責之、

He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson by punishing them with desert thorns and briers.

Gideon went and got the elders of the town. Then he taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson. He tore their skin with thorns from desert bushes.

And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson.

Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness.

So he took the elders of the city, and he took some thorns and briers from the wilderness, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.

Then he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

So he took the elders of the city, and he took some thorns and briers from the wilderness, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then“ threshed” the men of Succoth with them.

He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Then Gideon replied,“ Just for that, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with desert thorns and briers.” (niv)

The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day God visits you has come, the day your watchmen sound the alarm. Now is the time of your confusion. (niv)

of Pahath- Moab( through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 (niv)

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense. (niv)

Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools. (niv)