Judges 7:16
14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.
- KJV
- And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
- WEB
- He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers.
- ASV
- And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers.
- DARBY
- And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within the pitchers.
- BLB
- And he divided the three hundred men [into] three companies, and he put shofars into the hand of every man, and empty pitchers, and torches in the midst of the pitchers.
- ÅB
- Og han delte de tre hundre mann i tre flokker og gav dem alle sammen basuner i hendene og tomme krukker, og inne i krukkene var det fakler.
- OTB
- Han delte de tre hundre mennene i tre grupper og plasserte trompeter og tomme krukker i hendene på dem alle, med fakler inne i krukkene.
- B1930
- Og han delte de tre hundre mann i tre flokker og gav dem alle sammen basuner i hendene og tomme krukker, og inne i krukkene var det fakler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
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