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Gideon Subdues the Midianites

1 Now athe men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us by not calling us when you went to fight with the Midianites?” And they reprimanded him sharply.  
2 So he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the1 gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of aAbiezer?  
3 aGod has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their banger toward him subsided when he said that.  
4 When Gideon came ato the Jordan, he and bthe three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.  
5 Then he said to the men of aSuccoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”  
Verse Comparison: Judges 8:2

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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?

Amplified® Bible
And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of [your big tribe of] Ephraim better than the vintage of [my little clan of] Abiezer?

Contemporary English Version
Gideon answered: Don't be upset! Even though you came later, you were able to do much more than I did. It's just like the grape harvest: The grapes your tribe doesn't even bother to pick are better than the best grapes my family can grow.

Darby English Version
And he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of E'phraim better than the vintage of Abi-e'zer?

Good News Bible
But he told them, "What I was able to do is nothing compared with what you have done. Even the little that you people of Ephraim did is worth more than what my whole clan has done.

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?

New American Standard Bible
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?

New International Version
But he answered them, "What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren't the gleanings of Ephraim's grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer?

New King James Version
So 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?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Do you not find the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of E'phraim better than the vintage of Abi-e'zer?

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?


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