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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויקח את זקני העיר ואת קוצי המדבר ואת הברקנים וידע בהם את אנשי סכות
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyqKH At zqny h`yr vAt qvTSy hmdbr vAt hbrqnym vyd` bhm At AnSHy skvt

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
tulit ergo seniores civitatis et spinas deserti ac tribulos et contrivit cum eis atque comminuit viros Soccoth

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
New King James Version   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
21st Century King James Version   
And he took the elders of the city and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Darby Bible Translation   
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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
So he took the ancients of the city and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
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.
God's Word   
So Gideon took the leaders of the city and taught them a lesson using thorns and thistles from the desert.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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.
International Standard Version   
So he took the elders of the city and disciplined the men of Succoth with thorns and briers from the desert.
NET Bible   
He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then "threshed" the men of Succoth with them.
New American Standard Bible   
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.
New International Version   
He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson by punishing them with desert thorns and briers.
New Living Translation   
Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
The World English Bible   
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then Gideon took hold of Succoth's leaders. He beat them with thorn branches to punish them.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,
New Life Version   
Then he took the leaders of the city and with thorns and thistles from the desert, he punished the men of Succoth.
The Voice Bible   
So he took the leaders of the city, and with the desert thorns and thistles, he flailed the flesh of the men of Succoth.
Living Bible   
Then he took the leaders of the city and scraped them to death with wild thorns and briars.
New Catholic Bible   
He picked out the elders of the city, and he taught the men of Succoth a lesson with desert thorns and briars.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then he took the elders of the city as well as thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth a lesson.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he took the elders of the city and thorns and briars of the wilderness, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Christian Standard Bible   
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.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And he took the elders of the city and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth [a lesson].
New Century Version   
So Gideon took the elders of the city and punished them with thorns and briers from the desert.
The Message   
Then he took the seventy-seven leaders of Succoth and thrashed them with desert thorns and thistles. And he demolished the tower of Peniel and killed the men of the city.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then Gideon took the elders of the town, and he taught the men of Succoth a lesson with thorns from the wilderness and with briars.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them he trampled the people of Succoth.
Good News Translation®   
He then took thorns and briers from the desert and used them to punish the leaders of Sukkoth.
Wycliffe Bible   
Therefore Gideon took the elder men of the city, and thorns and briars of (the) desert, and he rent with those, and all-brake the men of Succoth; (And so Gideon took hold of the city elders, and some thorns and briars from the desert, and he tore, or cut, them with those, and broke the men of Succoth all to pieces;)
Contemporary English Version   
Gideon made a whip from thorn plants and used it to beat the town officials.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
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.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
So he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he trampled the people of Succoth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
So he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them he trampled the people of Succoth.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then he seized the city’s elders, and he beat the people of Succoth with desert thorns and briars.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he punished the men of Succoth.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
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.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
He seized the elders of the city, and with desert thorns and briers he thrashed the people of Succoth.
New American Standard Bible   
Then he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.
The Expanded Bible   
So Gideon took the elders of the city and ·punished them [taught them a lesson] with thorns and briers from the ·desert [wilderness].
Tree of Life Version   
Then he seized the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he punished the men of Succoth.
Revised Standard Version   
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.
New International Reader's Version   
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.
BRG Bible   
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Complete Jewish Bible   
And he took the leaders of the city and desert thorns and thistles, and used them to teach the people of Sukkot a lesson!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
So he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them he trampled the people of Succoth.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And he took the zekenim of the Ir, kotz of the midbar and briers, and with them he taught the Anashim of Sukkot.
Names of God Bible   
So Gideon took the leaders of the city and taught them a lesson using thorns and thistles from the desert.
Modern English Version   
He took the city elders and disciplined the men of Sukkoth with thorns and briers of the wilderness.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Gideon took the elders of the city of Succoth and beat them with thorns and briers from the desert.
International Children’s Bible   
So Gideon took the elders of the city. He punished them with thorns and briers from the desert.
Lexham English Bible   
He took the elders of the city and the thorn bushes and briers of the wilderness, and he trampled the men of Succoth with them.
New International Version - UK   
He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson by punishing them with desert thorns and briers.