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Have you already overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna?
This question emphasizes that Gideon had not captured Zebah and Zalmunna. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
We do not know why we should give bread to your army
They are refusing to help Gideon. AT: "We will not give bread to your army" or "Only if you overpower them first, we will give bread to your army" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
I will tear up your flesh with the desert thorns and briers
The "desert thorns and briers" will be made into whips to use on the people of Succoth. AT: "I will make whips out of desert thorns and briers and use them to beat you and cut you." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
thorns and briers
sharp, pointed pieces of vines or limbs that stick out and can cut people and animals