Judges 7
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Judges 7:16-24

16And he dividedH2673 the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376 into threeH7969 1unitsH7218, and he putH5414 trumpetsH7782 and emptyH7386 pitchersH3537 into the handsH3027 of allH3605 of them, with torchesH3940 insideH8432 the pitchersH3537. 17Then he saidH559 to them, “LookH7200 at me and doH6213 likewiseH3651. And beholdH2009, when I comeH935 to the outskirtsH7097 of the campH4264, 2doH6213 as I doH6213. 18When I and allH3605 whoH834 are with me blowH8628 the trumpetH7782, then you alsoH1571 blowH8628 the trumpetsH7782 aroundH5439 the entireH3605 campH4264 and sayH559, ‘For the LordH3068 and for GideonH1439!’”

19So GideonH1439 and the hundredH3967 menH376 whoH834 were with him cameH935 to the outskirtsH7097 of the campH4264 at the beginningH7218 of the middleH8484 nightH821 watchH821, whenH389 they had justH389 postedH6965 the watchH8104; and they blewH8628 the trumpetsH7782 and smashedH5310 the pitchersH3537 that were in their handsH3027. 20When the threeH7969 3unitsH7218 blewH8628 the trumpetsH7782 and brokeH7665 the pitchersH3537, they heldH2388 the torchesH3940 in their leftH8040 handsH3027 and the trumpetsH7782 in their rightH3225 handsH3027 for blowingH8628, and shoutedH7121, “A swordH2719 for the LordH3068 and for GideonH1439!” 21And eachH376 stoodH5975 inH8478 his placeH8478 aroundH5439 the campH4264; and 4allH3605 the 5armyH4264 ranH7323, cryingH7321 outH7321 as they fledH5127. 22And when they blewH8628 the threeH7969 hundredH3967 trumpetsH7782, the 6LordH3068 setH7760 the swordH2719 of oneH376 against anotherH7453 even throughoutH3605 the entireH3605 7armyH4264; and the 8armyH4264 fledH5127 as farH5704 as Beth-shittahH1029 toward ZererahH6888, as farH5704 as the edgeH8193 of 9Abel-meholahH65, by TabbathH2888. 23And the menH376 of IsraelH3478 were summonedH6817 from 10NaphtaliH5321, AsherH836, and allH3605 ManassehH4519, and they pursuedH7291H310 MidianH4080.

24Then GideonH1439 sentH7971 messengersH4397 throughoutH3605 the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669, sayingH559, “ComeH3381 downH3381 11againstH7122 MidianH4080 and 12takeH3920 controlH3920 of the watersH4325 ahead of them, as farH5704 as Beth-barahH1012 and the JordanH3383.” So allH3605 the menH376 of EphraimH669 were summonedH6817, and they tookH3920 controlH3920 of the watersH4325 as farH5704 as Beth-barahH1012 and the JordanH3383.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 7:16 Lit heads ↩
  2. 2. Judges 7:17 Lit it shall come about that just as I do, so you shall do ↩
  3. 3. Judges 7:20 Lit heads ↩
  4. 4. Judges 7:21 2 Kin 7:7 ↩
  5. 5. Judges 7:21 Or camp ↩
  6. 6. Judges 7:22 1 Sam 14:20 ↩
  7. 7. Judges 7:22 Or camp ↩
  8. 8. Judges 7:22 Or camp ↩
  9. 9. Judges 7:22 1 Kin 4:12; 19:16 ↩
  10. 10. Judges 7:23 Judg 6:35 ↩
  11. 11. Judges 7:24 Lit to meet ↩
  12. 12. Judges 7:24 Judg 3:28 ↩

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