And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.
But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
- Date
- Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy