Discovery BoxJudges 8:5 
Context8:5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Give 1 some loaves of bread to the men 2 who are following me, 3 because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
Judges 8:8
Context8:8 He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request. 4 The men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth had. 5
1 tn Or perhaps, “sell.”
2 tn Heb “people.” The translation uses “men” because these were warriors and in ancient Israelite culture would have been exclusively males.
3 tn Heb “who are at my feet.”
4 tn Heb “and spoke to them in the same way.”
5 tn Heb “The men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth answered.”
