Judges 8:22

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִֽישׁ ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל ־ גִּדְעוֹן מְשָׁל ־ בָּנוּ גַּם ־ אַתָּה גַּם ־ בִּנְךָ גַּם בֶּן ־ בְּנֶךָ כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִיַּד מִדְיָֽן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

In Context

21וַיֹּאמֶר זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע קוּם אַתָּה וּפְגַע ־ בָּנוּ כִּי כָאִישׁ גְּבוּרָתוֹ וַיָּקָם גִּדְעוֹן וַֽיַּהֲרֹג אֶת ־ זֶבַח וְאֶת ־ צַלְמֻנָּע וַיִּקַּח אֶת ־ הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים אֲשֶׁר בְּצַוְּארֵי גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם ׃

23וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם גִּדְעוֹן לֹֽא ־ אֶמְשֹׁל אֲנִי בָּכֶם וְלֹֽא ־ יִמְשֹׁל בְּנִי בָּכֶם יְהוָה יִמְשֹׁל בָּכֶֽם ׃

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Cross References

Judges 9:8הָלוֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ הָעֵצִים לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לַזַּיִת מלוכה עָלֵֽינוּ ׃

1 Samuel 12:12וַתִּרְאוּ כִּֽי ־ נָחָשׁ מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵֽי ־ עַמּוֹן בָּא עֲלֵיכֶם וַתֹּאמְרוּ לִי לֹא כִּי ־ מֶלֶךְ יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ וַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מַלְכְּכֶֽם ׃

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:19-22

Zebah and Zalmunna Slain. ( b. c. 1249.) 18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and… Read the whole commentary →

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