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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Tanach: Judges 8: 13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
Judges 8: 14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
Judges 8: 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said: 'Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?'
Judges 8: 16 And 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: 17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Judges 8: 18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna: 'Where are the men whom ye slew at Tabor?' And they answered: 'As thou art, so were they; of one form with the children of a king.'
Judges 8: 19 And he said: 'They were my brethren, the sons of my mother; as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.'
Judges 8: 20 And he said unto Jether his first-born: 'Up, and slay them.' But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Judges 8: 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said: 'Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength.' And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.
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