Judges 8:22
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Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
In other translations
Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אִישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֶל־'el-toH413גִּדְעוֹןgid'onGideonH1439מְשָׁל־meshol-ruleH4910בָּנוּbanuover <the> usגַּם־gam-bothH1571אַתָּה'atahyouH859גַּם־gam-as well asH1571בִּנְךָbinkhason yourH1121גַּםgamas well asH1571בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121בְּנֶךָbenekhason yourH1121כִּיkiforH3588הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּhosha'tanuyou have delivered usH3467מִיַּדmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027מִדְיָן׃midyanMidianH4080
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- John 6:15When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
- Judges 9:8-158 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?8 One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ 9 But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’ 10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’ 11 But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
- 1 Samuel 8:5And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
- 1 Samuel 12:12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
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People and places
Places: Midian