And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 8 of Judges. The men of Ephraim reproach Gideon for not calling them from the beginning. Gideon responds diplomatically, emphasizing that Ephraim’s gleaning has been greater than Abiezer’s initial harvest. His response prevents an immediate rupture. The episode shows that after an external victory, Israel must still manage internal tribal rivalries.
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Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Was habe ich jetzt getan, das eurer Tat gleich sei? Ist nicht die Nachlese Ephraims besser denn die ganze Weinernte Abiesers?
A los cuales él respondió: ¿Qué he hecho yo ahora como vosotros? ¿No es el rebusco de Ephraim mejor que la vendimia de Abiezer?
Él les respondió: «¿Qué he hecho yo ahora en comparación con ustedes? ¿No vale más el rebusco de Efraín que la vendimia de Abiezer?
Gédéon leur répondit: Qu'ai-je fait en comparaison de vous? Le grappillage d'Ephraïm ne vaut-il pas mieux que la vendange d'Abiézer?
Ma egli disse loro: Che ho io ora fatto al par di voi? il raspollar d’Efraim non vale egli meglio che la vendemmia d’Abiezer?
Porém ele lhes disse: Que mais fiz eu agora do que vós? Não são porventura os rabiscos de Efraim melhores do que a vindima de Abiezer?
基甸 對他們說:「我現在所做的怎麼與你們所做的相比呢? 以法蓮 拾取剩下的葡萄不強過 亞比以謝 族所摘的葡萄嗎?
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