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Judges 7:2

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2And Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, alest Israel honor themselves, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

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Cross references

  1. aDeut 8:17, 18

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say, ‘I saved myself.’

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh said to Gideon, “The troops that are with you are too many for me to give Midian into their hands; Israel will boast, saying, ‘My hand has delivered me.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.