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Judges 8:23

American Standard Version

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

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Judges 8:23 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 21Then 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.
  2. 22Then 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 saved us out of the hand of Midian.
  3. 23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.
  4. 24And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
  5. 25And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.