| NETBible | The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. 1 Israel might brag, 2 ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ 3 |
| NIV © |
The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, |
| NASB © |
The LORD said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own power has delivered me.’ |
| NLT © |
The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength. |
| MSG © |
GOD said to Gideon, "You have too large an army with you. I can't turn Midian over to them like this--they'll take all the credit, saying, 'I did it all myself,' and forget about me. |
| BBE © |
And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour. |
| NRSV © |
The LORD said to Gideon, "The troops with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand. Israel would only take the credit away from me, saying, ‘My own hand has delivered me.’ |
| NKJV © |
And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ |
| KJV | And the LORD <03068> said <0559> (8799) unto Gideon <01439>_, The people <05971> that [are] with thee [are] too many <07227> for me to give <05414> (8800) the Midianites <04080> into their hands <03027>_, lest Israel <03478> vaunt <06286> (8691) themselves against me, saying <0559> (8800)_, Mine own hand <03027> hath saved <03467> (8689) me. |
| NASB © |
The LORD <3068> said <559> to Gideon <1439> , "The people <5971> who <834> are with you are too <4480> many <7227> for Me to give <5414> Midian <4080> into their hands <3027> , for Israel <3478> would become <6286> boastful <6286> , saying <559> , 'My own power <3027> has delivered me.'<3467> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} kuriov <2962> N-NSM prov <4314> PREP gedewn <1066> N-PRI poluv <4183> A-NSM o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM meta <3326> PREP sou <4771> P-GS wste <5620> CONJ mh <3165> ADV paradounai <3860> V-AAN me <1473> P-AS thn <3588> T-ASF madiam {N-PRI} en <1722> PREP ceiri <5495> N-DSF autwn <846> D-GPM mhpote <3379> ADV kauchshtai <2744> V-AMS-3S israhl <2474> N-PRI ep <1909> PREP eme <1473> P-AS legwn <3004> V-PAPNS h <3588> T-NSF ceir <5495> N-NSF mou <1473> P-GS eswsen <4982> V-AAI-3S me <1473> P-AS |
| NET [draft] ITL | The Lord <03068> said <0559> to <0413> Gideon <01439> , “You have too many <07227> men <05971> for <0854> me to hand <03027> <05414> Midian <04080> over <03027> <05414> to <05921> you. Israel <03478> might <06435> brag <06286> , ‘Our own strength <03027> has delivered us.’<03467> |
| HEBREW | yl <0> heyswh <03467> ydy <03027> rmal <0559> larvy <03478> yle <05921> rapty <06286> Np <06435> Mdyb <03027> Nydm <04080> ta <0853> yttm <05414> Kta <0854> rsa <0834> Meh <05971> br <07227> Nwedg <01439> la <0413> hwhy <03068> rmayw (7:2) <0559> |
| NETBible | The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. 1 Israel might brag, 2 ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.” 2 tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.” 3 tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.” |