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Judges 8:9

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

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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.לְאַנְשֵׁ֥יleansheto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…פְנוּאֵ֖לfenuelPenielפְּנוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Peniel”H6439Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two IsraelitesPeniel, Penuel.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…בְּשׁוּבִ֣יbeshuviin againשׁוּבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in again”, the to-form of the verbH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…בְשָׁל֔וֹםveshalomin healthשָׁלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…אֶתֹּ֖ץetotsbeat downנָתַץverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “beat down”, an unfinished actionH5422to tear downbeat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמִּגְדָּ֥לhamigdalthe castleמִגְדָּלdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the castle”, the ordinary formH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.הַזֶּֽהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He said therefore to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Γεδεὼν πρὸς ἄνδρας Φανουὴλ, ἐν ἐπιστροφῇ μου μετʼ εἰρήνης, κατασκάψω τὸν πύργον τοῦτον.