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Judges 7:23-25

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

23Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.

24Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.

25They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.

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Verse 23

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Judges 6:35Classic cross-references

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Then the menאִֽישׁ־H376Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwere called outוַיִּצָּעֵ֧קH6817Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfromוּמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | PrepositionNaphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יH5321Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularAsherאָשֵׁ֖רH836Noun - proper - masculine singularandוּמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularand they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּH7291Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אַחֲרֵ֥יH310Prepositionthe Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃H4080Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 24

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John 1:28Classic cross-references Judges 3:28Classic cross-references Judges 8:3Classic cross-references

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Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֩H1439Noun - proper - masculine singularsentשָׁלַ֣חH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularmessengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםH4397Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralthroughoutבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe hill countryהַ֨רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularto sayלֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructCome downרְד֞וּH3381Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralagainstלִקְרַ֤אתH7122Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe Midianitesמִדְיָן֙H4080Noun - proper - masculine singularand seizeוְלִכְד֤וּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe watersהַמַּ֔יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularahead of themלָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralas far asעַ֛דH5704Prepositionvvvבֵּ֥יתH1012PrepositionBeth-barahבָּרָ֖הH1012Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerSo allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe menאִ֤ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙H669Noun - proper - masculine singularwere called outוַיִּצָּעֵ֞קH6817Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand they capturedוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe watersהַמַּ֔יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularas far asעַ֛דH5704Prepositionvvvבֵּ֥יתH1012PrepositionBeth-barahבָּרָ֖הH1012Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker

Verse 25

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Isaiah 10:26Classic cross-references Psalms 83:11Classic cross-references Judges 8:3Classic cross-references Joshua 7:26Classic cross-references

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They also capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralOrebעֹרֵ֣בH6159Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Zeebזְאֵ֗בH2062Noun - proper - masculine singularthe twoשְׁנֵֽי־H8147Number - masculine dual constructprincesשָׂרֵ֨יH8269Noun - masculine plural constructof Midianמִדְיָ֜ןH4080Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerand they killedוַיַּהַרְג֨וּH2026Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerOrebעוֹרֵ֤בH6159Noun - proper - masculine singularat the rockבְּצוּר־H6697Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Orebעוֹרֵב֙H6159Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Zeebזְאֵב֙H2062Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .הָרְג֣וּH2026Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralat the winepressבְיֶֽקֶב־H3342Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularof Zeebזְאֵ֔בH2062Noun - proper - masculine singularSo they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּH7291Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralאֶל־אֶל־H413Prepositionthe Midianitesמִדְיָ֑ןH4080Noun - proper - masculine singular[and] broughtהֵבִ֙יאוּ֙H935Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralthe headsוְרֹאשׁ־H7218Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Orebעֹרֵ֣בH6159Noun - proper - masculine singularand Zeebוּזְאֵ֔בH2062Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןH1439Noun - proper - masculine singularon the other sideמֵעֵ֖בֶרH5676Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularof the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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