Verse Comparison: Judges 8:16
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.
Amplified® 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 [a lesson].
Contemporary English Version
Gideon made a whip from thorn plants and used it to beat the town officials.
Darby English 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.
Good News Bible
He then took thorns and briers from the desert and used them to punish the leaders of Sukkoth.
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 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 Succoth a lesson by punishing them with desert thorns and briers.
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.
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.
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,