Judges 9:17
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
Judges 9:17 in other translations
| BSB | for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian, |
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| 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: |
| YLT | because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from him, and deliver you from the hand of Midian; |
| DARBY | — for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; |
| BBE | (For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian; |
| Webster | (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian: |
What does Judges 9:17 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:7-21
There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king, they are all the trees of the Lord which he has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel to set a king over them, for the Lord was their King. Those who bear fruit for the public good, are justly respected and honoured by all that are wise, more than those who merely make a figure. All these fruit-trees gave much the same reason for their refusal to be…
Judges 9:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 9:17
- Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- 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. 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. Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. …
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. …
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Context
- Judges 9:16
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;
- Judges 9:17
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
- Judges 9:18
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;)
Judges 9:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | (Pues que mi padre peleó por vosotros, y echó lejos su vida por libraros de mano de Madián; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | (car mon père a combattu pour vous, et a exposé sa vie, et vous a délivrés de la main de Madian; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | denn mein Vater hat für euch gestritten und sein Leben dahingeworfen und euch aus der Hand Midians errettet; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et animam suam dedit periculis, ut erueret vos de manu Madian, |