Focused Passage

Judges 7:19-22

Gideon's Three Hundred: The LORD Saves So Israel Cannot Boast

Judges 7 moves from divine reduction of Israel's army, to divine reassurance for fearful Gideon, to an unconventional night assault, to the LORD causing Midianite self-destruction and flight, and finally to Israel's wider pursuit and the capture of Midian's princes.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands.

20The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”

21Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran.

22And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

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Verse 19

Cross-references

Joshua 23:10Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:8Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:19Classic cross-references Exodus 14:24Classic cross-references Psalms 2:9Classic cross-references

Original words

Gideonגִ֠דְעוֹןH1439Noun - proper - masculine singularand the hundredוּמֵאָה־H3967Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singularmenאִ֨ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewith himאִתּ֜וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singularreachedוַיָּבֹ֣אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֣הH7097Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הH4264Article | Noun - common singularat the beginningרֹ֚אשׁH7218Noun - masculine singular constructof the middleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הH8484Article | Adjective - feminine singularwatchהָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתH821Article | Noun - feminine singularjust afterאַ֛ךְH389Adverbthe changingהָקֵ֥םH6965Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .הֵקִ֖ימוּH6965Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerof the guardהַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםH8104Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralThey blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙H8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir hornsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתH7782Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland brokeוְנָפ֥וֹץH5310Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolutethe jarsהַכַּדִּ֖יםH3537Article | Noun - feminine pluralthat [were]אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativein their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 20

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 15:52Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 33:29Classic cross-references Isaiah 27:13Classic cross-references Joshua 6:16Classic cross-references Joshua 6:5Classic cross-references

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The threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתH7969Number - masculine singular constructcompaniesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםH7218Article | Noun - masculine pluralblewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּH8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir hornsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮H7782Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland shatteredוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּH7665Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir jarsהַכַּדִּים֒H3537Article | Noun - feminine pluralHoldingוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּH2388Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe torchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםH3940Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralin their leftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙H8040Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralhandsבְיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructand the hornsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתH7782Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .לִתְק֑וֹעַH8628Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin their rightיְמִינָ֔םH3225Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralhandsוּבְיַ֨ד־H3027Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructthey shoutedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralA swordחֶ֥רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularfor the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand for Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃H1439Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Proverbs 28:1Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 20:17Classic cross-references 2 Kings 7:6Classic cross-references Exodus 14:13Classic cross-references Exodus 14:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Each [Israelite]אִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singulartookוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙H5975Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralhis positionתַּחְתָּ֔יוH8478Preposition | third person masculine singulararoundסָבִ֖יבH5439Adverbthe campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הH4264Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularand the entireכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructMidianite armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הH4264Article | Noun - common singularfledוַיָּ֧רָץH7323Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularcrying outוַיָּרִ֖יעוּH7321Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralas they ranוַיָּנִיסוּ׃H5127Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 22

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 20:23Classic cross-references Isaiah 19:2Classic cross-references 1 Kings 4:12Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 14:20Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 18:19Classic cross-references

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And when the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־H7969Number - feminine singular constructhundredמֵא֣וֹתH3967Number - feminine pluralrams’ hornsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒H7782Article | Noun - masculine pluralsoundedוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮H8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֵ֣תH853Direct object markersetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularall the menאִ֛ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularin the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הH4264Article | Noun - common singularagainst one anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּH7453Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וּבְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructwith their swordsחֶ֥רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singular constructThe armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הH4264Article | Noun - common singularfledוַיָּ֨נָסH5127Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoעַד־H5704Prepositionvvvבֵּ֤יתH1029PrepositionBeth-shittahהַשִּׁטָּה֙H1029Noun - proper - feminine singulartoward Zererahצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהH6888Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularasעַ֛דH5704Prepositionfar as the borderשְׂפַת־H8193Noun - feminine singular constructvvvאָבֵ֥לH65of Abel-meholahמְחוֹלָ֖הH65Noun - proper - feminine singularnearעַל־H5921PrepositionTabbathטַבָּֽת׃H2888Noun - proper - feminine singular

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Some Hebrew manuscripts Zeredah

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