Judges 8:3
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
רוּחַ
spirit/ their
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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רָפָה
it relaxed
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רָפָה
To relax, to let go, to cease striving. Raphah. Be still and know that I am God. Stop fighting and let God be God in your situation.
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נָתַן
he has given
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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מִדְיָן
Midian
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מִדְיָן
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
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עֹרֵב
Oreb
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עֹרֵב
Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
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יָכֹל
have I been able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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שַׂר
the commanders of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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זְאֵב
Zeeb
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זְאֵב
Zeeb, a Midianitish prince
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