Judges 8:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.”
Judges 8:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 8:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Judges 8:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Judges 8:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.””
Judges 8:23 — World English Bible
Judges 8:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.”
Judges 8:23 — American Standard Version
Judges 8:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'”
Judges 8:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 8:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.”
Judges 8:23 — Darby Translation
Judges 8:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Gideon sayde vnto them, I will not reigne ouer you, neither shall my childe reigne ouer you, but the Lord shall reigne ouer you.”
Judges 8:23 — Geneva Bible
Judges 8:23 in Context — Judges 8
21 Zébach et Tsalmunna dirent: Lève-toi toi-même, et tue-nous! Car tel est l’homme, telle est sa force. Et Gédéon se leva, et tua Zébach et Tsalmunna. Il prit ensuite les croissants qui étaient aux cous de leurs chameaux.
22 Les hommes d’Israël dirent à Gédéon: Domine sur nous, et toi, et ton fils, et le fils de ton fils, car tu nous as délivrés de la main de Madian.
23 Gédéon leur dit: Je ne dominerai point sur vous, et mes fils ne domineront point sur vous; c’est l’Éternel qui dominera sur vous.
24 Gédéon leur dit: J’ai une demande à vous faire: donnez-moi chacun les anneaux que vous avez eus pour butin. Les ennemis avaient des anneaux d’or, car ils étaient Ismaélites.
25 Ils dirent: Nous les donnerons volontiers. Et ils étendirent un manteau, sur lequel chacun jeta les anneaux de son butin.
What Does Judges 8:23 Mean?
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