22Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
23But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
Focused Passage
Judges 8:22-23
Gideon's Troubled Aftermath: Pursuit, Kingship Refusal, and the Ephod Snare
The LORD-given victory over Midian is followed by tribal resentment, local refusal, Gideon's punitive retaliation, a rejected but tempting offer of dynastic rule, an ephod that becomes idolatrous, temporary rest, and Israel's rapid return to Baal after Gideon's death.
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Verse 22
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Then the Israelitesאִֽישׁ־H376Noun - masculine singular construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413PrepositionGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןH1439Noun - proper - masculine singularRuleמְשָׁל־H4910Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularover usבָּ֙נוּ֙Preposition | first person common pluralyouאַתָּ֔הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularandגַּם־H1571Conjunctionyour sonבִּנְךָ֖H1121Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular. . .גַּ֣םH1571Conjunctionandגַּם־H1571Conjunctiongrandsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .בְּנֶ֑ךָH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou have saved usהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּH3467Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common pluralfrom the handמִיַּ֥דH3027Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Midianמִדְיָֽן׃H4080Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 23
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But Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןH1439Noun - proper - masculine singularrepliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֲלֵהֶם֙H413Preposition | third person masculine pluralIאֲנִי֙H589Pronoun - first person common singularwill notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤לH4910Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularover youבָּכֶ֔םPreposition | second person masculine pluralnorוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlewillיִמְשֹׁ֥לH4910Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularmy sonבְּנִ֖יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular-בָּכֶ֑םPreposition | second person masculine pluralThe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularshall ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לH4910Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularover youבָּכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural