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Judges 9:17

MidianMidian

15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

18 And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

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BSB
for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,
KJV
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
WEB
(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
ASV
(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
DARBY
for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
BLB
for my father fought for you⁺ and cast away his life from [him], and delivered you⁺ out of the hand of Midian.
ÅB
dengang min far stred for dere og vågde sitt liv og frelste dere av midianittenes hånd
OTB
for min far kjempet for dere og risikerte sitt liv for å redde dere fra Midjans hånd;
B1930
dengang min far stred for eder og vågde sitt liv og frelste eder av midianittenes hånd

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 5:8

    But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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  • Judges 7:1–25

    Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

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  • Revelation 12:11

    And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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  • Esther 4:16

    Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

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  • Romans 16:4

    Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

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  • Judges 8:4–10

    And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

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