Judges 8:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Judges 8:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 8:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 8:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.””
Judges 8:22 — World English Bible
Judges 8:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 saved us out of the hand of Midian. ”
Judges 8:22 — American Standard Version
Judges 8:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men of Israel say unto Gideon, `Rule over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, for thou hast saved us from the hand of Midian.'”
Judges 8:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 8:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us from the hand of Midian. ”
Judges 8:22 — Darby Translation
Judges 8:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the men of Israel sayd vnto Gideon, Reigne thou ouer vs, both thou, and thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne: for thou hast deliuered vs out of the hand of Midian.”
Judges 8:22 — Geneva Bible
Judges 8:22 in Context — Judges 8
20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
21 Then 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 away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
22 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.
23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
What Does Judges 8:22 Mean?
Judges 8:22 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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