Jueces 8:2

Listen to Jueces 8:2
2 Pero Gede贸n les contest贸:
鈥斅縌u茅 he logrado yo comparado con lo que han hecho ustedes? 驴Acaso los racimos olvidados de la cosecha de Efra铆n no son mucho mejores que todos los cultivos de mi peque帽o clan de Abiezer?

Jueces 8:2 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 8:2

And he said unto them
In a very mild and gentle manner, giving soft words, which turn away wrath:

what have I done in comparison of you?
he and his men, he signifies, had only blew trumpets, broke pitchers, and held torches; it was the Lord that did all, and set the Midianites one against another to slay each other; and in the pursuit as yet he had only picked up and slain some common soldiers, they had taken two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and had brought their heads in triumph to him:

is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of
Abiezer?
the family of Abiezer, of which Gideon was; the meaning is, that whereas he began the fight, which may be called the vintage, and they had finished it, which was like gleaning; yet what they did last was much preferable to what was done by him at first; or the princes of Midian, which they had taken in the pursuit, and was like gleaning after a vintage, were equal, yea, superior to all the camp of Midian, or that part of it that had fallen into his hands. The Targum is,

``are not the weak of the house of Ephraim better than the strong of the house of Abiezer?''
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Jueces 8:2 In-Context

1 Gede贸n mata a Zeba y a Zalmuna
Entonces la gente de Efra铆n le pregunt贸 a Gede贸n:
鈥斅縋or qu茅 nos has tratado as铆? 驴Por qu茅 no nos llamaste desde el principio cuando saliste a pelear con los madianitas?
Y tuvieron una fuerte discusi贸n con Gede贸n.
2 Pero Gede贸n les contest贸:
鈥斅縌u茅 he logrado yo comparado con lo que han hecho ustedes? 驴Acaso los racimos olvidados de la cosecha de Efra铆n no son mucho mejores que todos los cultivos de mi peque帽o clan de Abiezer?
3 Dios les dio a ustedes la victoria sobre Oreb y Zeeb, los comandantes del ej茅rcito madianita. 驴Qu茅 he logrado yo en comparaci贸n con eso?
Cuando los hombres de Efra铆n oyeron la respuesta de Gede贸n, se calm贸 su enojo.
4 Luego Gede贸n cruz贸 el r铆o Jord谩n con sus trescientos hombres y, aunque estaban agotados, continuaron persiguiendo al enemigo.
5 Cuando llegaron a Sucot, Gede贸n les pidi贸 a los l铆deres de la ciudad:
鈥擯or favor, denles algo de comer a mis guerreros. Est谩n muy cansados. Estoy persiguiendo a Zeba y a Zalmuna, los reyes de Madi谩n.
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