Judges
Judges 7:2
2Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Gideon | גִּדְע֔וֹן | giḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| You have | אִתָּ֔ךְ | ’it·tāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
| too many | רַ֗ב | raḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| men | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| for Me to deliver | מִתִּתִּ֥י | mit·tit·tî | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Midian | מִדְיָ֖ן | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| into their hands | בְּיָדָ֑ם | bə·yā·ḏām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| lest | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| glorify themselves | יִתְפָּאֵ֨ר | yiṯ·pā·’êr | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6286 beautify, glorify |
| over Me | עָלַ֤י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| My own hand | יָדִ֖י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| has saved | הוֹשִׁ֥יעָה | hō·wō·šî·‘āh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| me | לִּֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 8:17 · 1 Corinthians 1:27–29 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Romans 11:18 · Zechariah 4:6 · Zechariah 12:7 · 1 Samuel 14:6 · 1 Corinthians 2:4–5 · Deuteronomy 32:27 · Ezekiel 28:17 · Isaiah 10:13 · 2 Chronicles 14:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.