Revised Version 1895

Judges 7

1ThenJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֜עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, who isGideonגִדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him,roseH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideעַל־'al-H5921the spring of Harod: and thecampוּמַחֲנֵ֤הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080was on thenorthמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828sideH6828of them, by thehillמִגִּבְעַ֥תmi.giv.'AtH1389ofMorehהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4176, in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ba.'E.mekH6010.

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are with thee aretooH5921manyרַ֗בRavH7227formeH413togiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intoH413theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntH559themselvesH5921againstH5921meH413,sayingH559, Mine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467meH413.

3Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforegoיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725to,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whosoever is fearful and trembling,letנָ֜אna'H4994himreturnוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725anddepartוְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.PorH6852frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568. And therereturnedH7725of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and thereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971are yettooH7227manyH7227;bringהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381themdownH3381unto thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that ofwhomH834Isayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559unto thee, This shallgoH3381with thee, thesameה֚וּאhu'H1931shallgoH3381with thee; and of whomsoever Isayאֹמַ֜ר'o.MarH559unto thee, This shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goH3381with thee, thesameה֖וּאhu'H1931shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goH3381.

5Soמִן־min-H4480hebroughtH3381downH3381thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Everyכֹּ֣לkolH3605one that lappeth of thewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with histongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956, as adogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappeth, him shalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322byhimselfלְבָ֔דle.VadH905; likewiseeveryוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605one that bowethdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381uponעַל־'al-H5921hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֖יוbir.KavH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6And thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of them thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952, putting theirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to theirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310, wasthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: butallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bowedH3766downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766uponעַל־'al-H5921theirkneesבִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.HemH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, By thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952will IsaveH3467youH5414, anddeliverאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: andletH5414allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goeveryH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8SoH3947thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookH3947victuals in theirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782: and hesentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allH3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto histentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, butretainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388thethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376: and thecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasbeneathמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478him in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,getH6965theedownרֵ֣דredH3381intoH413thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414itintoH413thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thoufearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373togoלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381,goרֵ֥דredH3381thou withPurahוּפֻרָ֥הu.fu.RahH6513thyservantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288downH3381to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264:

11and thou shalthearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085whatמַה־mah-H4100theysayיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696; andafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310shall thinehandsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027bestrengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388togoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downH3381intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264. ThenwentH3381hedownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381withPurahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288unto the outermostpartH3027of the armedmenH5288that were in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12And theMidianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080and theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307alongH5921in thevalleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010likelocustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and theircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithoutאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557, as thesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344which isuponH5921theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193formultitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

13And whenGideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wascomeH935,beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009, there was amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thattoldH559adreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472unto hisfellowH376, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, Idreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, a cake ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899tumbledintoH935thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, andcameH935unto thetentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168, andsmoteH5221it that itfellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307, andturnedH2015itupsideלְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605downH5221, that thetentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168layוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307alongעַד־'ad-H5704.

14And hisfellowH376answeredH559andsaidH559, This isnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369elseH3027save theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101, amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:intoH376hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

15And it wassoוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961, whenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thetellingH559of thedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472, and theinterpretationשִׁבְר֖וֹshiv.RoH7667thereof, that he worshipped; and hereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725intoH413thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965; for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414intoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027thehostמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

16And hedividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intoH8432threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218, and heputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414intoH8432thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of themtrumpetsשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782, andemptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537, withtorchesוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinH8432thepitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,LookH2009onmeאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, anddoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213likewise: and,beholdH2009, when Icomeבָא֙va'H935to the outermostpartמִמֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.niH4480of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, it shall be that, as Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213,soH3651shall yedoתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

18When Iblowוְתָקַעְתִּי֙ve.ta.ka'.TiH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, I andallH3605that are withmeאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, thenblowוּתְקַעְתֶּ֨םu.te.ka'.TemH8628ye thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782also oneveryH3605sideסְבִיבוֹת֙se.vi.VotH5439ofallH3605thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, For theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068and forGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439.

19SoH834Gideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439, and thehundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that were with him,cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the outermostpartH3027of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in thebeginningרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of themiddleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchH8104, when they had but newlysetH6965thewatchH8104: and theyblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782, and brake in pieces thepitchersהַכַּדִּ֖יםha.ka.DimH3537that were in theirhandsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20And thethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּVai.yit.ke.'uH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782, and brake thepitchersהַכַּדִּים֒ha.ka.DimH3537, andheldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388thetorchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940in theirleftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙se.m.'o.LamH8040handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027, and thetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782in theirrightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027toblowלִתְק֑וֹעַlit.Ko.a'H8628withal: and theycriedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121, Theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and ofGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439.

21And theystoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hisplaceתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478roundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439aboutH5439thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264: andallH3605thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264ranוַיָּ֧רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323; and theyshoutedוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321, andputH5127them toflightH5127.

22And theyblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782, and theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760everyH3605man’sH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719againstH5921hisfellowH376, andagainstH5921allH3605thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264: and thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֨נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127asfarעַד־'ad-H5704asBeth-shittahH1029towardH5921Zererahצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהtze.re.Ra.tahH6888, asfarעַ֛ד'adH5704as the border ofAbel-meholahH65, byTabbathטַבָּֽת׃ta.BatH2888.

23And themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478were gatheredtogetherוַיִּצָּעֵ֧קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817outH4480ofNaphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יmi.naf.ta.LiH5321, andoutH4480ofAsherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836, andoutH4480ofallכָּל־kol-H3605Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

24AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֩gid.'OnH1439sentH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutH3605allH3605thehillהַ֨רharH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Comeרְד֞וּre.DuH3381downH3381againstH7125Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080, andtakeוְלִכְד֤וּve.likh.DuH3920beforeH5704them thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, asfarH5704asBeth-barahH1012,evenH5704Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.SoH7971allH3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669were gatheredtogetherוַיִּצָּעֵ֞קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817, andtookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325asfarH5704asBeth-barahH1012,evenH5704Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

25And theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thetwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֗בze.'EvH2062; and theyslewוַיַּהַרְג֨וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026Orebעוֹרֵ֤בo.RevH6159at therockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697ofOrebעוֹרֵב֙o.RevH6159, andZeebזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2062theyslewהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026at thewinepressבְיֶֽקֶב־ve.ye.kev-H3342ofZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080: and theybroughtהֵבִ֙יאוּ֙he.Vi.'uH935theheadsוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218ofOrebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebוּזְאֵ֔בu.ze.'EvH2062toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439beyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

Commentaries on Judges 7

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