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

Judges 8:16 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીન્યાયાધીશો ૮:૧૬
ગિદિયોને નગરના વડીલોને પકડીને જંગલના કાંટા તથા ઝાંખરાં લઈને તે વડે સુક્કોથના લોકોને શિક્ષા કરી.
हिन्दीन्यायियों ८:१६
तब उसने उस नगर के वृद्ध लोगों को पकड़ा, और जंगल के कटीले और बिच्छू पेड़ लेकर सुक्कोत के पुरुषों को कुछ सिखाया।

In context

14He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.

15He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”

16He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

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

18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”

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