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Judges 8:23

But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

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ASV

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

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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
גִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onGideonH1439 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
אֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholI will ruleH4910 →
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589 →
בָּכֶ֔םba.Khemover <the> you
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.Sholhe will ruleH4910 →
בְּנִ֖יbe.Nison myH1121 →
בָּכֶ֑םba.Khemover <the> you
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
יִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.Sholhe will ruleH4910 →
בָּכֶֽם׃ba.Khemover <the> you

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Isaiah 33:22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.1 Samuel 12:12But 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.1 Samuel 10:19But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.Judges 2:18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.Judges 11:9–11But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”Judges 10:18And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”1 Samuel 8:6–7But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.Luke 22:24–27A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.Isaiah 63:19We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.

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The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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