Judges 8:18
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And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they, whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.

Tabor

Judges 4:6 And she sent and called Barac, the Son of Abinoem, out of Cedes, in Nephthali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to Mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephthali, and of the children of Zabulon:

Psalm 89:12 The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

as thou art

Psalm 12:2 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according to their own desires: and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring persons, for gain's sake.

resembled.

Context
Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna
17And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city. 18And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they, whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.19He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill you.…
Cross References
Judges 8:5
And he said to the men of Soccoth: Give, I beseech you, bread to the people that is with me, for they are faint: that we may pursue Zebee, and Salmana, the kings of Madian.

Judges 8:17
And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.

Judges 8:19
He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill you.

Lexicon
Next, [Gideon] asked
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

Zebah
זֶ֙בַח֙ (ze·ḇaḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2078: Zebah -- a Midianite king

and Zalmunna,
צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע (ṣal·mun·nā‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6759: Zalmunna -- a king of Midian

“What kind
אֵיפֹה֙ (’ê·p̄ōh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 375: What place?, when?, how?

of men
הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

did you kill
הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם (hă·raḡ·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent

at Tabor?”
בְּתָב֑וֹר (bə·ṯā·ḇō·wr)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8396: Tabor -- a mountain Southwest of the Sea of Galilee

“Men like you,”
כָּמ֣וֹךָ (kā·mō·w·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3644: Like, as, when

they answered,
וַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙‪‬‪‬‪‬ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“[each] one
אֶחָ֕ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

resembling
כְּתֹ֖אַר (kə·ṯō·’ar)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8389: Outline, figure, appearance

the son
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of a king.”
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king


Additional Translations
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom you slew at Tabor? And they answered, As you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

And he said to Zebee and Salmana, Where are the men whom ye slew in Thabor? and they said, As thou, so were they, according to the likeness of the son of a king.

Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What sort of men were they that ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the sons of a king.

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

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

And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, 'How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, 'As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'
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