Judges 8:23

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And Gideon said unto them, I, will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, - Yahweh, shall rule over you.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”

Hebrew Names Version
Gid`on said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

King James Version
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.

Lexham English Bible
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; Yahweh will rule over you."

English Standard Version
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you."

New Century Version
But Gideon told them, "The Lord will be your ruler. I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you."

New English Translation
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you."

Amplified Bible
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you."

New American Standard Bible
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Gideon sayde vnto them, I will not reigne ouer you, neither shal my childe reigne ouer you, but the Lord shal reigne ouer you.

Legacy Standard Bible
and for others, save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.

Contemporary English Version
"No," Gideon replied, "I won't be your king, and my son won't be king either. Only the Lord is your ruler.

Complete Jewish Bible
Gid‘on replied, "Neither I nor my son will rule over you; Adonai will rule over you."

Darby Translation
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.

Easy-to-Read Version
But Gideon told the Israelites, "The Lord will be your ruler. I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you."

George Lamsa Translation
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.

Good News Translation
Gideon answered, "I will not be your ruler, nor will my son. The Lord will be your ruler."

Literal Translation
And Gideon said to them, I shall not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; Jehovah shall rule over you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles Gedeon saide vnto them: I wil not be lorde ouer you, nether shal my sonne be lorde ouer you, but the LORDE shalbe lorde ouer you.

American Standard Version
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

Bible in Basic English
But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Gedeon sayd vnto them: I wyll not raigne ouer you, neither shall my childe raigne ouer you: but the Lorde shall raigne ouer you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Gideon said unto them: 'I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.'

King James Version (1611)
And Gideon said vnto them, I will not rule ouer you, neither shall my sonne rule ouer you: the Lord shall rule ouer you.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Gedeon said to them, I will not rule, and my son shall not rule among you; the Lord shall rule over you.

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

Berean Standard Bible
But Gideon replied, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whiche he seide, Y schal not be lord of you, nethir my sone schal be lord on you, but the Lord schal be lord.

Young's Literal Translation
And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'

Update Bible Version
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Yahweh shall rule over you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

World English Bible
Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Yahweh shall rule over you.

New King James Version
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you."

New Living Translation
But Gideon replied, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The Lord will rule over you!

New Life Bible
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you. And my son will not rule over you. The Lord will rule over you."

New Revised Standard
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you."

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Revised Standard Version
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you."

THE MESSAGE
Gideon said, "I most certainly will not rule over you, nor will my son. God will reign over you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you."

Contextual Overview

²² Then said the men of Israel, unto Gideon, Rule over us - even thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, - for thou hast saved us out of the power of Midian. ²³ And Gideon said unto them, I, will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, - Yahweh, shall rule over you. ²⁴ And Gideon said unto them - I would make to you a request, Give me, then, every man the nose-ring of his spoil. For they had, nose-rings of gold, for, Ishmaelites, they were. ²⁵ And they said, We will, freely give. So they spread out a mantle, and cast therein, every man the nose-ring of his spoil. ²⁶ And so it was, that the weight of the nose-rings of gold which he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, - besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the raiment of purple that were upon the kings of Midian, and besides the ornaments that were on the necks of their camels. ²⁷ And Gideon made thereof an Ephod, and set it up in his own city, in Ophrah, and all Israel went unchastely astray after it there, - so it became, to Gideon and to his house, a snare. ²⁸ Thus was Midian subdued, before the sons of Israel, neither did they again lift up their head, - and the land had rest forty years, in the days of Gideon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will: Judges 2:18, Judges 10:18, Judges 11:9-11, Luke 22:24-27, 2 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Peter 5:3

the Lord: 1 Samuel 8:6, 1 Samuel 8:7, 1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 12:12, Isaiah 33:22, Isaiah 63:19

Reciprocal: Judges 9:8 - Reign 1 Samuel 8:1 - made his

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you,.... Not that he declined the government of them as a judge, to which he was raised of God, but as a king, for which he had no authority and call from God; the choice of a king belonging to him, and not to the people:

neither shall my son rule over you; which Abarbinel thinks he spake as a prophet, and under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit; for after his death neither Jether his eldest son, nor any of the rest of his legitimate sons, ruled over them; for they were all slain by Abimelech, the son of his concubine, who was made king:

the Lord shall rule over you; as he did; their government was a theocracy, which they would have changed, but Gideon would not agree to it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 8:23. The Lord shall rule over you — Few with such power at their command would have acted as Gideon. His speech calls them back to their first principles, and should have excited in them both shame and contrition. How different is this speech from that of Oliver Cromwell when the commons offered him the crown of England!