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Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsaid to them,וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם“Iאֲנִיwill notלֹאruleאֶמְשֹׁלover you,בָּכֶםandוְmy sonבְּנִיwill notלֹאruleיִמְשֹׁלover you;בָּכֶםYHWHיְהוָהwill ruleיִמְשֹׁלover you.”בָּכֶם
Judges 8:23
Study it in the app“Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; YHWH will rule over you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:23, word by word
- Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgidon
Gideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appears- said to themיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- ruleאֶמְשֹׁלemshol
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “emshol” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
22The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your son and your son’s son, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
23 · This verse (above)
24Gideon said to them, “Let me ask of you a request: give me each man an earring from his spoil.” For they had earrings of gold, because they were Ishmaelites.