KJV King James Version
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
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Judges 8:2
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, ‘What have I done now like you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer?
Surrounding context — Judges 8
1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
4 And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them].
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲלֵיהֶ֔םH413 · elto(wards)מֶה־H4100 · mahwhat?עָשִׂ֥יתִיH6213 · a.sahto make: doעַתָּ֖הH6258 · at.tahnowכָּכֶ֑םH9036 · khemyouהֲל֗וֹאH3808 · lonotט֛וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantעֹלְל֥וֹתH5955 · o.le.lahgleaningאֶפְרַ֖יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraimמִבְצִ֥ירH1210 · ba.tsirvintageאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃H44 · a.vi.e.zerAbiezer
Cross-references
James 1:19-20Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:Philippians 2:2-3Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.Judges 6:34But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.Galatians 5:14-15For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.James 3:13-18Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.Judges 6:11And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which [was] in Ophrah, that [pertained] unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide [it] from the Midianites.1 Corinthians 13:4-7Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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