Judges 7
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Judges 7:8-16

8So 1the three hundred men tookH3947 the people’sH5971 provisionsH6720 and their trumpetsH7782 in their handsH3027. And 2Gideon dismissedH7971 allH3605 the other menH376 of IsraelH3478, eachH376 to his tentH168, but retainedH2388 the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376; and the campH4264 of MidianH4080 was belowH4480H8478 him in the valleyH6010.

9Now on the sameH1931 nightH3915 it cameH1961 aboutH1961 that the LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “AriseH6965, goH3381 downH3381 against the campH4264, 3for I have handedH5414H3027 it overH5414 to you. 10But ifH518 you are afraidH3372 to goH3381 downH3381, goH3381 with PurahH6513 your servantH5288 downH3381 to the campH4264, 11so that you will hearH8085 whatH4100 they sayH1696; and 4afterwardH310 5you will haveH2388 the courageH3027H2388 to goH3381 downH3381 against the campH4264.” So he wentH3381 downH3381 with PurahH6513 his servantH5288 to the 6outpostsH7097 of the armyH2571 that was in the campH4264. 12Now the MidianitesH4080, the AmalekitesH6002, and allH3605 the 7peopleH1121 of the eastH6924 were lyingH5307 in the valleyH6010 8as numerousH7230 as locustsH697; and their camelsH1581 were withoutH369 numberH4557, 9as numerousH7230 as the sandH2344 on the seashoreH3220H8193. 13When GideonH1439 cameH935, beholdH2009, a manH376 was relatingH5608 a dreamH2472 to his friendH7453. And he saidH559, “BeholdH2009, I 10hadH2492 a dreamH2472; 11a loafH6742 of barleyH8184 breadH3899 was tumblingH2015 into the campH4264 of MidianH4080, and it cameH935 to the tentH168 and struckH5221 it so that it fellH5307, and turnedH2015 it 12upsideH4605 downH4605 so that the tentH168 collapsedH5307.” 14And his friendH7453 repliedH6030, “ThisH2088 is nothingH369 otherH1115H518 thanH1115H518 the swordH2719 of GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3060, a manH376 of IsraelH3478; GodH430 has 13handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to him MidianH4080 and allH3605 the campH4264.”

15When GideonH1439 heardH8085 the accountH4557 of the dreamH2472 and its interpretationH7667, he bowedH2331 inH2331 worshipH2331. Then he returnedH7725 to the campH4264 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559, “AriseH6965, for the LordH3068 has handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to you the campH4264 of MidianH4080!” 16And he dividedH2673 the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376 into threeH7969 14unitsH7218, and he putH5414 trumpetsH7782 and emptyH7386 pitchersH3537 into the handsH3027 of allH3605 of them, with torchesH3940 insideH8432 the pitchersH3537.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 7:8 Lit they took ↩
  2. 2. Judges 7:8 Lit he ↩
  3. 3. Judges 7:9 Josh 2:24; 10:8; 11:6 ↩
  4. 4. Judges 7:11 Judg 7:15; 1 Sam 14:9, 10 ↩
  5. 5. Judges 7:11 Lit your hand will be strengthened ↩
  6. 6. Judges 7:11 Lit extremity of the battle formation ↩
  7. 7. Judges 7:12 Lit sons ↩
  8. 8. Judges 7:12 Judg 6:5; 8:10 ↩
  9. 9. Judges 7:12 Josh 11:4 ↩
  10. 10. Judges 7:13 Lit dreamed ↩
  11. 11. Judges 7:13 Lit and behold, a loaf ↩
  12. 12. Judges 7:13 Lit upward ↩
  13. 13. Judges 7:14 Josh 2:9 ↩
  14. 14. Judges 7:16 Lit heads ↩

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