Judges 7:11

Judges 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
• New International Version (NIV)and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.” So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp." Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men who were in the camp.

Context of Judges 7:11

9It came to pass the same night that Adonai said to him, “Arise, get down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand. 10But if you are afraid to go down, first go down to the camp with your attendant Purah. Then you will hear what they are saying, and after that your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went down with his attendant Purah to an outpost of the army that was in camp. 12Now the Midianites, the Amalekites and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were countless, as numerous as the sand on the seashore. 13Yet when Gideon came, behold, there was a man relating a dream to his fellow, saying, “Listen, I just now had a dream: there was a loaf of barley bread that came tumbling into the camp of Midian, came up to a tent and struck it so it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”

Judges 7:11 word by word

וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ מַה־יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ וְאַחַר֙ תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יָדֶ֔יךָ וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֵּ֤רֶד הוּא֙ וּפֻרָ֣ה נַעֲר֔וֹ אֶל־קְצֵ֥ה הַחֲמֻשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• what they sayדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• and afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• shall thine handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• be strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• to go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• unto the hostמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• with Phurahפֻּרָהpûrâh · PurahH6513
• his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• unto the outsideקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the armed menחֲמֻשִׁיםchâmûsh · armedH2571

Cross-references for Judges 7:11

• Judges 7:13Yet when Gideon came, behold, there was a man relating a dream to his fellow, saying, “Listen, I just now had a dream: there was a loaf of barley bread that came tumbling into the camp of Midian, came up to a tent and struck it so it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”
• Genesis 24:14Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please tip your jar so that I may drink,’ and she will say, ‘Drink—and I’ll also water your camels’—let her be the one You have appointed for your servant Isaac. So by this I’ll know that You have shown graciousness to my master.”
• 1 Samuel 14:8Then Jonathan said, “Here, we’ll cross over to the men, then let them see us.
• 1 Samuel 23:16Then Saul’s son Jonathan arose and went to David at Choresh and strengthened him in God.
• Ezra 6:22They celebrated the Feast of Matzot with joy for seven days, because Adonai had given them joy and had changed the heart of the king of Assyria toward them so as to strengthen their hands in the work on the House of God, the God of Israel.
• Nehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to intimidate us, thinking, “Their hands will become weak from the work and it will not be done.” So now, strengthen my hands!
• Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the limp hands, make firm the wobbly knees.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Messiah may dwell in me.
• Ephesians 3:16I pray that from His glorious riches He would grant you to be strengthened in your inner being with power through His Ruach,
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me.
• Exodus 13:18So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness to the Sea of Reeds, and Bnei-Yisrael went up out of the land of Egypt armed.

Commentaries on Judges 7:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Unto the outside of the armed men - No doubt the vast multitudes of Midianites, etc., which came merely for plunder, were wholly unarmed; but they had a guard of armed men, as all the caravans have, and those guards were on the outside of the multitudes; it was to these that Gideon and his servant came.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The armed men - The word is rendered harnessed in Exodus 13:18 (see the note). The most probable meaning of the word is arrayed in divisions or ranks.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 The dream seemed to have little meaning in it; but the interpretation evidently proved the whole to be from the Lord, and discovered that the name of Gideon had filled the Midianites with terror. Gideon took this as a sure pledge of success; without delay he worshipped and praised God, and returned with confidence to his three hundred men. Wherever we are, we may speak to God, and worship him. God must have the praise of that which encourages…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Since the enemy camp was spread out across the valley (Judges 7:1, 12), Gideon and his servant could easily sneak in without being seen.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. the outside of the armed men that were in the host--"Armed," means embodied under the five officers established by the ordinary laws and usages of encampments. The camp seems to have been unprotected by any rampart, since Gideon had no difficulty in reaching and overhearing a conversation, so important to him.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 7:11

• Courage
• Phurah
• Pitcher
• Trumpet
• War

In the dictionaries

• Dream
• Esdraelon
• Gideon
• Harod
• Lap
• Midianite
• Moreh, the Hill of
• Abdon (1)
• Divination
• 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