The Meaning of Judges 8:22 Explained

Judges 8:22

KJV: Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

YLT: And the men of Israel say unto Gideon, 'Rule over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, for thou hast saved us from the hand of Midian.'

Darby: Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Mid'ian."

ASV: Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 8:22?

MEANING: What does Judges 8:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 8:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 8:22?

What is the context of Judges 8:22?

Gideon's Ephod (Judges 8:22-28)
Gideon’s Sacred Ephod (Judges 8:22-35)
Gideon’s Legacy (Judges 8:22-35)
Gideon Assuages the Anger of Ephraim (Judges 8:1-23)
Zebah and Zalmunna Routed (Judges 8:1-27)
Gideon Pursues Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:1-28)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

What does Judges 8:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 8:13-28 - The Snare Of Success

Clearly Gideon's family had passed through some terrible tragedy previous to this war of emancipation. He had not learned our Lord's teaching of forgiveness and acted on the usual maxims of his age. Possibly, also, he felt that he was the executioner of God's vengeance upon these chiefs, whose names, "Immolation" and "Trouble," were derived from their desperate deeds. As they stood anticipating death, they uttered a memorable sentence, "As the man is, so is his strength." The usefulness of our lives is not to be gauged by what we say or have or think, but by what we are. It is not gift but grace that leaves the deepest dint upon other lives. If you want to be strong in the arm, you must be pure and true at heart.

The gold and purple of the spoil enabled Gideon to make an ephod, presumably on the pattern of that described in Exodus 28:1-43. It was not exactly an idol but a kind of fetish, and it diverted the thoughts of the people from Shiloh and the spiritual worship of the unseen and eternal God. So apt is the human heart to cling to some outward emblem-it may be a crucifix, a wafer, or a church-and miss that worship in spirit and in truth for which the Father seeks. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 8

¹ Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites
⁴ Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army
¹⁰ Zebah and Zalmunna are taken
¹³ Succoth and Penuel are destroyed
¹⁷ Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna
²² He refuses government
²⁴ His ephod the cause of idolatry
²⁸ Midian subdued
²⁹ Gideon's children, and death
³³ The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude

What do the individual words in Judges 8:22 mean?

And said the men of Israel to Gideon Rule over us both you and your son and also of your son your grandson for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־ גִּדְע֔וֹן מְשָׁל־ בָּ֙נוּ֙ גַּם־ אַתָּ֔ה גַּם־ בִּנְךָ֖ גַּ֣ם בֶּן־ בְּנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י הוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּ מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אִֽישׁ־	the men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
גִּדְע֔וֹן	Gideon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גִּדְעֹון Sense: youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites.
מְשָׁל־	Rule
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: מָשַׁל Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign.
בָּ֙נוּ֙	over us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural
גַּם־	both
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
בִּנְךָ֖	your son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גַּ֣ם	and also
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
בֶּן־	of your son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּנֶ֑ךָ	your grandson
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּ	you have delivered us
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common plural Root: יָשַׁע Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
מִיַּ֥ד	from the hand
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
מִדְיָֽן	of Midian
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְיָן Sense: son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians.

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