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.


In Context

20 And he said to Jether his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy.

21 And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise, and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses, with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned.

22 And all the men of Israel said to Gedeon: Rule thou over us and thy son, and thy son's son: because thou hast delivered us from the hand of Madian.

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

24 And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.

25 They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:23Gideon said to them, |I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will 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.