New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 8:22-23

22Then the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, “Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910over us, bothגַּם־gam-H1571you and your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,your son’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121asגַּם־gam-H1571wellגַּ֣םgamH1571,for you have savedהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּho.sha'.Ta.nuH3467us from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080!”

23But Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I will not ruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910over you, norH3808shall my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you.”

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