Judges 8:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— But he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning [of the grapes] of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [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?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he said to 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?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison with you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And he said unto them, What have I done, now, in comparison with you? Is not the grape-gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— To whom he said, What haue I now done in comparison of you? is not the gleaning of grapes of Ephraim better, then the vintage of Abiezer?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he said vnto them, What haue I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better then the vintage of Abiezer?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison to you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Jezreel?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? [is] not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Efrayim better than the vintage of Aviezer? |
And he said
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
unto
x413 (0413) Complementאֵל'el{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
them, What
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
have I done
6213 {6213} Primeעָשָׂה`asah{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
now
x6258 (6258) Complementאַתָּה`attah{at-taw'}
From H6256; at this time, whether adverbial, conjugational or expletive.
in comparison of you? [ Is] not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
the gleaning
y5955 [5955] Standardעוֹלֵלָה`olelah{o-lay-law'}
Feminine active participle of H5953; only in plural gleanings; by extension gleaning time.
of the grapes
x5955 (5955) Complementעוֹלֵלָה`olelah{o-lay-law'}
Feminine active participle of H5953; only in plural gleanings; by extension gleaning time.
of
´Efrayim
אֶפרַיִם
669 {0669} Primeאֶפְרַיִם'Ephrayim{ef-rah'-yim}
Dual of a masculine form of H0672; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.
better
2896 {2896} Primeטוֹבtowb{tobe}
From H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural ( good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb ( well).
than the vintage
1210 {1210} Primeבָּצִירbatsiyr{baw-tseer'}
From H1219; clipped, that is, the grape crop.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of
´Ávî`ezer
אֲבִיעֶזֶר?
44 {0044} Primeאֲבִיעֶזֶר'Abiy`ezer{ab-ee-ay'-zer}
From H0001 and H5829; father of help (that is, helpful); Abiezer, the name of two Israelites. |
Judges 8:2-3
_ _ he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? — His mild and truly modest answer breathes the spirit of a great as well as good man, who was calm, collected, and self-possessed in the midst of most exciting scenes. It succeeded in throwing oil on the troubled waters (Proverbs 16:1), and no wonder, for in the height of generous self-denial, it ascribes to his querulous brethren a greater share of merit and glory than belonged to himself (1 Corinthians 13:4; Philippians 2:3). |
Judges 8:2
What have I, &c. — What I have done in cutting off some of the common soldiers, is not to be compared with your destroying their princes; I began the war, but you have finished. The gleaning — What you have gleaned or done after me, Of Abiezer — That is, of the Abiezrites, to whom he modestly communicates the honour of the victory, and does not arrogate it to himself. |
Judges 8:2
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of (b) you? [Is] not the (c) gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
(b) Who have slain two princes, Oreb and Zeeb.
(c) This last act of the whole tribe is more famous, than the whole enterprise of one man of one family. |
- What:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, ... Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Galatians 5:14-15 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ... But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Philippians 2:2-3 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind. ... [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
James 1:19-20 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: ... For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
James 3:13-18 Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. ... And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
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- Is not the:
- That is, the Ephraimites have performed more important services than Gideon and his men had achieved.
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- Abiezer:
Judges 6:11 And 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.
Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
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