Judges 8:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, ‘What have I done now like you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer?

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
But he said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to them,
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“What
מֶה־ (meh-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have I accomplished
עָשִׂ֥יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

now
עַתָּ֖ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

in comparison with you?
כָּכֶ֑ם (kā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

Are not
הֲל֗וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the gleanings
עֹלְל֥וֹת (‘ō·lə·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5955: Gleanings, gleaning-time

of Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֖יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

better
ט֛וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

than the grape harvest
מִבְצִ֥יר (miḇ·ṣîr)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1210: Clipped, the grape crop

of Abiezer?
אֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃ (’ă·ḇî·‘e·zer)
Noun - proper - mb
Strong's 44: Abiezer -- 'my father is help', a Manassite, also a Benjamite

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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