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Judges 7:8-16
8So the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947victualsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720in their handבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,and their trumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782:and he sentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376the rest ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto his tentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,and retainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388those threeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376:and the hostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was beneath him in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.
9And it came to pass the same nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,get thee downרֵ֣דredH3381unto the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;for I have deliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414it into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.
11And thou shalt hearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085what they sayיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;and afterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310shall thine handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027be strengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388to go downוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381unto the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264.Then went he downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with Phurahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288unto the outsideקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the armed menהַחֲמֻשִׁ֖יםha.cha.mu.ShimH2571that werein the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.
12And the Midianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080and the Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307along in the valleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010like grasshoppersכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697for multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithout numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344by the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220sideשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193for multitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.
13And when Gideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935, behold, there wasa manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that toldמְסַפֵּ֥רme.sa.PerH5608a dreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472unto his fellowלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I dreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,and, lo, a cakeצְלִ֜ילtze.lolH6742of barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899tumbledמִתְהַפֵּךְ֙mit.ha.peKhH2015into the hostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto a tentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֧הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221it that it fellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307,and overturnedוַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ לְמַ֖עְלָהvai.ya.haf.Khe.hu le.Ma'.lahH4605H2015it, that the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168lay alongוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.
14And his fellowרֵעֵ֤הוּre.'E.huH7453answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, This isnothing else save the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: forinto his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027hath Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080,and all the hostהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.
15And it was so,when Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the tellingמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557of the dreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472,and the interpretationשִׁבְר֖וֹshiv.RoH7667thereof, that he worshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,and returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725into the hostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965;for the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027the hostמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.
16And he dividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a trumpetשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782in every man’s handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,with emptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537,and lampsוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.
Commentaries on Judges 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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