Judges 9:17
New International Version
Remember that my father fought for you and risked his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian.

New Living Translation
For he fought for you and risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites.

English Standard Version
for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian,

Berean Standard Bible
for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

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

New King James Version
for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

New American Standard Bible
for my father fought for you, and risked his life and saved you from the hand of Midian;

NASB 1995
for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

NASB 1977
for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

Legacy Standard Bible
for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

Amplified Bible
for my father fought for you and risked his life and rescued you from the hand of Midian;

Christian Standard Bible
for my father fought for you, risked his life, and rescued you from Midian,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian,

American Standard Version
(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

English Revised Version
(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My father fought for you. He risked his life and rescued you from Midian.

Good News Translation
Remember that my father fought for you. He risked his life to save you from the Midianites.

International Standard Version
because my father fought on your behalf, throwing away all concern for his own life, and delivered you from Midian's domination.

Majority Standard Bible
for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

NET Bible
my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian's power.

New Heart English Bible
(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

Webster's Bible Translation
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian:

World English Bible
(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
because my father has fought for you, and casts his life away from [him], and delivers you from the hand of Midian;

Young's Literal Translation
because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from him, and deliver you from the hand of Midian;

Smith's Literal Translation
(For my father fought for you, and he will cast his soul away, and he will deliver you from the hand of Midian.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hands of Madian,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and who gave his life to dangers, so that he might rescue you from the hand of Midian,

New American Bible
for my father fought for you at the risk of his life when he delivered you from the power of Midian,

New Revised Standard Version
for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and rescued you from the hand of Midian;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
(For my father fought for you, and ventured his life afar, and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because my father fought for your persons and he put his life on the front lines, and he saved you from the hand of Midian
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

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

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jotham's Parable
16Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves— 17for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian, 18but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—…

Cross References
Judges 6:11-14
Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ...

Judges 6:25-27
On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. / Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.” / So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime.

Judges 7:2-8
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ / Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained. / Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. 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.” ...

Judges 7:15-22
When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” / And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. / “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do. ...

Judges 8:22-23
Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” / But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

1 Samuel 12:11
So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

Hebrews 11:32-34
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

1 Samuel 11:13
But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:23
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

2 Samuel 23:12
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

2 Kings 13:5
So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.

Nehemiah 9:27
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

Psalm 44:3-7
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. / You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. / Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. ...

Isaiah 63:11-12
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,

Acts 7:35-36
This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.


Treasury of Scripture

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

fought

Judges 7:1
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.

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

adventured his life.

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 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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 9
1. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king
7. Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin
22. Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him
30. Zebul reveals it
34. Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt
46. He burns the hold of the god Berith
50. At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone
56. Jotham's curse is fulfilled.














for my father fought for you
This phrase refers to Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, who was a judge and military leader in Israel. The Hebrew root for "fought" is "לחם" (lacham), which conveys the idea of engaging in battle or warfare. Gideon's leadership was marked by his reliance on God's guidance to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites, as recorded in Judges 6-8. Historically, Gideon's victory was significant because it demonstrated God's power working through a small, seemingly inadequate force, emphasizing the theme of divine strength in human weakness.

risked his life
The phrase "risked his life" highlights the sacrificial nature of Gideon's leadership. The Hebrew word for "risked" is "שׁלך" (shalak), meaning to cast or throw, implying a willingness to put oneself in danger. Gideon's actions were not for personal gain but for the deliverance of Israel, reflecting the biblical principle of self-sacrifice for the greater good. This mirrors the New Testament teaching of laying down one's life for others, as seen in John 15:13.

to deliver you
The word "deliver" comes from the Hebrew "נצל" (natsal), meaning to rescue or save. Gideon's role as a deliverer is a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance found in Jesus Christ, who delivers humanity from sin and death. In the context of Judges, this deliverance was both physical and spiritual, as it involved freeing the Israelites from their oppressors and calling them back to faithfulness to God.

from the hand of Midian
The "hand of Midian" symbolizes the oppressive control and domination the Midianites had over Israel. The term "hand" in Hebrew, "יד" (yad), often signifies power or authority. The Midianites' oppression was a consequence of Israel's disobedience to God, as they had turned to idolatry. Gideon's victory over Midian was a divine intervention that restored Israel's freedom and reaffirmed God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant people.

(17) Adventured his life.--Literally, as in the margin, cast his life (LXX., ??????), like the Latin projicere vitam (Lucan, Phars. iv. 516). Comp. the reading paraboleusamenos in Philippians 2:30 and Isaiah 53:12 : "He hath poured out his soul unto death."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
for
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

my father
אָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

fought
נִלְחַ֥ם (nil·ḥam)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

for you
עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and risked
וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ (way·yaš·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

his life
נַפְשׁוֹ֙ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

to deliver
וַיַּצֵּ֥ל (way·yaṣ·ṣêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

you
אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

from the hand
מִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of Midian,
מִדְיָֽן׃ (miḏ·yān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled


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