23Gideon said to them, |I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.|


In Context

20 And he said to Jether his first-born, |Rise, and slay them.| But the youth did not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.

21 Then Zebah and Zalmun'na said, |Rise yourself, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength.| And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmun'na; and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.

22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, |Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Mid'ian.|

23 Gideon said to them, |I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.|

24 And Gideon said to them, |Let me make a request of you; give me every man of you the earrings of his spoil.| (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ish'maelites.)

25 And they answered, |We will willingly give them.| And they spread a garment, and every man cast in it the earrings of his spoil.

Judges 8:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:23But Gideon told them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:23And he said to them: I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, but the Lord shall rule over you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:23And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:23Gideon said to them, |I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:23And Gideon saith unto them, 'I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:23And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.