Parallel Verses

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

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

Holman Bible

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

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.

A Conservative Version

(for my father fought for you, and ventured his life, and delivered you out of 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:

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

(For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;

Darby Translation

for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and rescued you from the hand of Mid'ian;

Julia Smith Translation

(For my father fought for you, and he will cast his soul away, and he will deliver you from the hand of Midian.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

in which my father fought for you and much endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

- forasmuch as my father fought for you and adventured his life, and rid you out of the hands of the Midianites -

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 adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

The Emphasized Bible

in that my father fought for you, and cast his soul away from before him, and rescued you out of the hand of Midian; -

Webster

(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, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

far
נגד 
Neged 
Usage: 151

and delivered
נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

you out of the hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

References

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Context Readings

Abimelech Attempts To Become King

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; 17 (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;)



Cross References

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.

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.

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.

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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