Translations
Modern
Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and also your son, and your son’s son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
Latin
Dixeruntque omnes viri Israël ad Gedeon: Dominare nostri tu, et filius tuus, et filius filii tui: quia liberasti nos de manu Madian.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
Notes
Gideon's time as a judge ends the first era of judges.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Gideon: Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Midian: A nation descended from Abraham; oppressed Israel in the time of the judges
Glossary
Gideon Ishmael Joash Judges, Book of Meaning of Names in the Bible Midian, Midianite Moon Ophrah (Place)
Topics
Gideon: Israel Desires to Make Him King; he Refuses God: Preserver: Under Gideon Israel: Under the Judges: Seven Years of Bondage to the Midianites; Delivered by Gideon The Ishmaelites: Overcome by Gideon Unselfishness: Gideon