Judges 7:11
9 That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up and go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
10 But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah
and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
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- BSB
- and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
- 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.
- WEB
- You will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp.” Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.
- ASV
- and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp.
- DARBY
- and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterwards shall thy hand be strengthened, and thou shalt go down unto the camp. And he went down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the camp.
- BLB
- and you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hand shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” And he went down, and Purah his young man, to the outpost of the armed men who [were] in the camp.
- ÅB
- Og hør etter hva de sier; så skal du kjenne deg så sterk at du tør dra ned imot leiren. Og han og hans tjener Pura gikk ned til de krigsfolk som holdt vakt ytterst i leiren.
- OTB
- og lytt til hva de sier. Etterpå vil du bli oppmuntret til å angripe leiren." Så gikk han ned med sin tjener Pura til utkanten av leiren.
- B1930
- Og hør efter hvad de sier; så skal du kjenne dig så sterk at du tør dra ned imot leiren. Og han og hans tjener Pura gikk ned til de krigsfolk som holdt vakt ytterst i leiren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Read in contextEphesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Read in contextExodus 13:18
So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
Read in contextJudges 7:13–15
And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
Read in contextEzra 6:22
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
Read in context1 Samuel 23:16
And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
Read in context1 Samuel 14:8–10
“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
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