Judges 9:17

In 11 translations

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:adventured…: Heb. cast his life

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:

LSV

because my father has fought for you, and casts his life away from [him], and delivers you from 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;

DBY

— for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

DRC

And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hands of Madian,

GNV

(For my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and deliuered you out of the handes of Midian.

JPS

for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

LXXE

as my father fought for you, and put his life in jeopardy, and delivered you out of the hand of Madiam;

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WLC

אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃

LXX-Br

ὡς παρετάξατο ὁ πατήρ μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐξέῤῥιψε τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐξεναντίας, καὶ ἐῤῥύσατο ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιὰμ,

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• Romans 5:8But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• Judges 7:1–25Early 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,…
• Romans 16:4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
• Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is…
• Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
• Judges 8:4–10Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit. So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still…

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