Judges 7:2

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¹ Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

³ Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.

⁴ Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
KJV: 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.
WEB: The LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
ASV: And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
DARBY: And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give Midian into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
BLB: And YHWH said to Gideon, “The people [are] too many who [are] with you for My giving the Midianite into their hands, lest Israel glorify itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

ÅB: Da sa Herren til Gideon: Du har for mange folk med deg til at jeg skulle gi midianittene i deres hånd; for da kunne Israel rose seg mot meg og si: Min egen hånd har frelst meg.
OTB: Herren sa til Gideon: "Du har for mange folk med deg til at Jeg kan overgi Midian i deres hender. Israel kunne rose seg mot Meg og si: 'Min egen styrke har frelst meg.'
B1930: Da sa Herren til Gideon: Du har for mange folk med dig til at jeg skulde gi midianittene i deres hånd; for da kunde Israel rose sig mot mig og si: Min egen hånd har frelst mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 8:17
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
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1 Corinthians 1:27–29
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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2 Corinthians 4:7
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
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Romans 11:18
do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
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Zechariah 12:7
The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.
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Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
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Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
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1 Samuel 14:6
Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
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