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Judges 7:3

Mount Gilead
FearCourage and strength

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.’

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.

4 Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

5 So Gideon brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
WEB
Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained.
ASV
Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
DARBY
And now proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is timid and afraid, let him go back and turn from mount Gilead. And there went back of the people twenty-two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
BLB
And now proclaim, please, in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Who [is] fearful and afraid, let him turn and depart at once from Mount Gilead.’” And returned of the people twenty-two thousand; and ten thousand remained.
ÅB
La nå utrope for folket: Den som er fryktsom og redd, kan vende om og fare hjem igjen fra Gileadfjellet! Da vendte to og tyve tusen av folket om, og ti tusen ble igjen.
OTB
Forkynn derfor for folket og si: 'Den som er redd og skjelver, kan vende tilbake og dra bort fra Gileads fjell.'" Så vendte tjue-to tusen av folket tilbake, men ti tusen ble igjen.
B1930
La nu utrope for folket: Den som er fryktsom og redd, kan vende om og fare hjem igjen fra Gileadfjellet! Da vendte to og tyve tusen av folket om, og ti tusen blev igjen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 20:8

    Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”

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  • Revelation 17:14

    They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

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  • Matthew 20:16

    So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

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  • Revelation 21:8

    But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

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  • Luke 14:25–33

    Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

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  • Matthew 13:21

    But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

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