New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 7:9-14
9Now on the sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915it cameH1961aboutH1961that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381against the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,for I have handedבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH5414H3027it overH5414to you.
11so that you will hearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085whatמַה־mah-H4100they sayיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696; andafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310you will haveH2388the courageיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027H2388to goוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downH3381against the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264.”So he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with Purahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288to theoutpostsקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the armyהַחֲמֻשִׁ֖יםha.cha.mu.ShimH2571that was in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.
12Now the Midianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080,the Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924were lyingנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307in the valleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010as numerousלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230as locustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697;and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,as numerousלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344on the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּ֖םse.Fat hai.YamH3220H8193.
13When Gideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935,beholdH2009,a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376was relatingמְסַפֵּ֥רme.sa.PerH5608a dreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472to his friendלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009, Ihadחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472;a loafצְלִ֜ילtze.lolH6742of barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899was tumblingמִתְהַפֵּךְ֙mit.ha.peKhH2015into the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,and it cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the tentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168and struckוַיַּכֵּ֧הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221it so that it fellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307,and turnedוַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּvai.ya.haf.Khe.huH2015itupsideH4605downH4605so that the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168collapsedוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.”
14And his friendרֵעֵ֤הוּre.'E.huH7453repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “ThisH2088is nothingאֵ֣ין'einH369otherH1115H518thanH1115H518the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hashandedבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH5414H3027overH5414to him Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080and allכָּל־kol-H3605the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.”
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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