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Judges 7:18

Gideon

16 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.

17 “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do.

When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”

19 Gideon 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.

20 The 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!”

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BSB
When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”
KJV
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.
WEB
When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”
ASV
When I blow the trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For Jehovah and for Gideon.
DARBY
And when I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, ye also shall blow the trumpets around the whole camp, and shall say, For Jehovah and for Gideon!
BLB
And I will blow on the shofar, I and all who are with me, and you⁺ shall blow on the shofars—even you⁺—on every side of all the camp; and you⁺ shall say, ‘For YHWH and for Gideon.’”
ÅB
Når jeg støter i basunen, jeg og alle de som er med meg, da skal også dere støte i basunene rundt omkring hele leiren og rope: For Herren og for Gideon!
OTB
Når jeg og alle som er med meg blåser i våre trompeter, skal dere også blåse i deres rundt hele leiren og rope: 'For Herren og for Gideon!'"
B1930
Når jeg støter i basunen, jeg og alle de som er med mig, da skal også I støte i basunene rundt omkring hele leiren og rope: For Herren og for Gideon!

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 20:15–17

    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:47

    And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

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