Judges 8:4

Judges 8:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
• New International Version (NIV)Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan and crossed it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.

Context of Judges 8:4

2But he said to them, “What have I now done compared to you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? 3God has given into your hand the princes of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb—so what was I able to do compared to you?” Their anger with him subsided after he said this. Then Gideon reached the Jordan and crossed over. He and the 300 men with him were exhausted, yet still pursuing. 5He said to the men of Succoth, “Please, give loaves of bread to the people on foot with me, for they are exhausted, and I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6But the officials of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? So why we should give bread to your army?”

Judges 8:4 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א גִדְע֖וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָה עֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ עֲיֵפִ֖ים וְרֹדְפִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgid‛ôn · GideonH1439
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• he, and the threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• with him, faintעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889
• yet pursuingרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291

Cross-references for Judges 8:4

• 1 Samuel 14:28Then, one of the soldiers told him, “Your father strictly put the people under oath saying: ‘Cursed be the man that eats food today.’ But the troops are exhausted.”
• 1 Samuel 30:10for 200 men stayed behind because they were too exhausted to cross Wadi Besor. Yet David pursued, he and the other 400 men.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed in every way, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not in despair;
• Galatians 6:9So let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we don’t give up.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the race set before us,

Commentaries on Judges 8:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Faint, yet pursuing - The Vulgate paraphrases this, et prae lassitudine, fugientes persequi non poterant; "and, through fatigue, unable to pursue the fugitives."Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 Gideon's men were faint, yet pursuing; fatigued with what they had done, yet eager to do more against their enemies. It is many a time the true Christian's case, fainting, and yet pursuing. The world knows but little of the persevering and successful struggle the real believer maintains with his sinful heart. But he betakes himself to that Divine strength, in the faith of which he began his conflict, and by the supply of which alone he can…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-12At this point, Gideon seemed as focused on revenge as on victory. His earlier conversations with the Lord suddenly stopped. The group of 300 men made a final attack on the Midianites. Gideon chased the fleeing Midianite kings through the Jabbok gorge and then south toward Rabbah, following the caravan route onto the Transjordan plateau. Succoth and Peniel were Israelite cities, but their loyalty to Gideon, a new general, was weak. The tribes east of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over--much exhausted, but eager to continue the pursuit till the victory was consummated.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 8:4

• Gideon
• Israel
• Jordan
• Patriotism

In the dictionaries

• Gideon
• Jordan
• Penuel
• Request
• Resemble
• Zebah
• Abdon (1)
• Abel-Meholah
• Faint
• Ford

Commentaries on Judges 8

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings