Judges 7:8

Judges 7:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
• New International Version (NIV)So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites home but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others. Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the people took provisions and their trumpets in their hands. And he sent away all the rest of Israel, every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

Context of Judges 7:8

6Now the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was 300 men; but all the rest of the people kneeled to drink water. 7The Lord said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his home.” So the 300 men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets into their hands. And Gideon sent all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. 9Now the same night it came about that the Lord said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands. 10But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp,

Judges 7:8 word by word

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־צֵדָה֩ הָעָ֨ם בְּיָדָ֜ם וְאֵ֣ת שׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שִׁלַּח֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹֽהָלָ֔יו וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת הָאִ֖ישׁ הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה מִדְיָ֔ן הָ֥יָה ל֖וֹ מִתַּ֥חַת בָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פRead the interlinear

• the 300 men tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the people’sעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• provisionsצֵידָהtsêydâh tsêdâh · provisionH6720
• and their trumpetsשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• into their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• Gideon sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• to his tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• but retainedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• the 300שָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• the 300מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of Midianמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
• was belowמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• was belowתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• him in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010

Cross-references for Judges 7:8

• Judges 3:27It came about when he had arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was in front of them.
• Leviticus 23:24“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
• Leviticus 25:9You shall then sound a ram’s horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land.
• Numbers 10:9When you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and be saved from your enemies.
• Joshua 6:4Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
• Isaiah 27:13It will come about also in that day that a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria and who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and worship the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
• Judges 6:33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east assembled themselves; and they crossed over and camped in the valley of Jezreel.

Commentaries on Judges 7:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8So the people took victuals - The three hundred men that he reserved took the victuals necessary for the day's expenditure, while the others were dismissed to their tents and their houses as they thought proper.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The sense is, “And they (the three hundred) took the victuals and trumpets of the people (all the people of Judges 7:7) into their hands.” so that each of the three hundred should have a trumpet and a pitcher.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The men would use the jars and trumpets borrowed from the warriors sent home in the upcoming battle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley--Attention to the relative position of the parties is of the greatest importance to an understanding of what follows.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Midian
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• Esdraelon
• Gideon
• Harod
• Lap
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• Esdraelon, Plain of

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