Judges 7:1

Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

2 Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

3 Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
KJV
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
WEB
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. Midian’s camp was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
ASV
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
DARBY
And Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, arose early, and all the people that were with him, and they encamped beside the spring Harod; and he had the camp of Midian on the north by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
BLB
And Jerubbaal (he [is] Gideon) rose early, and all the people who [were] with him, and they encamped beside the well of Harod, so that the camp of the Midianite was on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
ÅB
Og Jerubba'al, det er Gideon, og alt folket som var med ham, tok tidlig ut og leiret seg ved Harodkilden; men midianittenes leir lå nordenfor, fra More-høyden og ned i dalen.
OTB
Tidlig om morgenen slo Jerubbaal (det vil si Gideon) og hele folket som var med ham leir ved Harods kilde. Midianittenes leir lå nord for dem, ved More-høyden i dalen.
B1930
Og Jerubba'al, det er Gideon, og alt folket som var med ham, tok tidlig ut og leiret sig ved Harodkilden; men midianittenes leir lå nordenfor, fra More-høiden og ned i dalen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 6:32

    So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.

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  • Genesis 12:6

    Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:30

    Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?

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  • Genesis 22:3

    So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.

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  • Joshua 3:1

    Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

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  • Joshua 6:12

    Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.

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