Judges 8:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
גִּדְע֔וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶמְשֹׁ֤ל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
בָּכֶ֔ם
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמְשֹׁ֥ל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בְּנִ֖י
bên
H1121
son
בָּכֶ֑ם
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יִמְשֹׁ֥ל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בָּכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Yahweh shall rule over you.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you myself, and my son will not rule over you. Yahweh will rule over you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).