Shìshījì 8:3

3 Shén yǐ jiāng Mǐdiàn rén de liǎng gè shǒulǐng éLìhé xī yī bǎi jiāo zaì nǐmen shǒu zhōng . wǒ suǒ xíng de qǐnéng bǐ nǐmen suǒ xíng de ne . Jīdiàn shuō le zhè huà , Yǐfǎlián rén de nùqì jiù xiāo le .

Shìshījì 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 8:3

God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb
and Zeeb
A high honour this conferred upon you, and with which you may be well contented:

and what was I able to do in comparison of you?
what he had done in defeating and pursuing the army of Midian, in slaying and taking any of them prisoners, was nothing in comparison of what they had done; nay, he signifies that he was not capable of doing anything worth mentioning without them; the glory of finishing this conquest was reserved for them:

then their anger was abated towards him when he had said that;
it being what gratified their pride and was pleasing to them; and this conduct of Gideon showed him to be a wise and humble man.

Shìshījì 8:3 In-Context

1 Yǐfǎlián rén duì Jīdiàn shuō , nǐ qù yǔ Mǐdiàn rén zhēng zhàn , méiyǒu zhāo wǒmen tóng qù , wèishénme zhèyàng dāi wǒmen ne . tāmen jiù yǔ Jīdiàn dàdà de zhēng chǎo .

2 Jīdiàn duì tāmen shuō , wǒ suǒ xíng de qǐnéng bǐ nǐmen suǒ xíng de ne . Yǐfǎlián shí qǔ shèngxia de pútào bù qiáng guō yà bǐ Yǐxiè suǒ zhāi de pútào ma .

3 Shén yǐ jiāng Mǐdiàn rén de liǎng gè shǒulǐng éLìhé xī yī bǎi jiāo zaì nǐmen shǒu zhōng . wǒ suǒ xíng de qǐnéng bǐ nǐmen suǒ xíng de ne . Jīdiàn shuō le zhè huà , Yǐfǎlián rén de nùqì jiù xiāo le .

4 Jīdiàn hé gēnsuí tāde sān bǎi rén dào Yuēdànhé guòdù , suīrán pí fá , háishì zhuīgǎn .

5 Jīdiàn duì Shūgē rén shuō , qiú nǐmen ná bǐng lái gĕi gēnsuí wǒde rén chī , yīnwei tāmen pí fá le . wǒmen zhuīgǎn Mǐdiàn rén de liǎng gè wáng Xībā hé sǎ mù ná .