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Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.&#8221 So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. <a href="/nlt/judges/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack.” So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp. <a href="/esv/judges/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp. <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/judges/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/7.htm">New King James Version</a> and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men who were in the camp. <a href="/nasb_/judges/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> so that you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have the courage to go down against the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the army that was in the camp. <a href="/nasb/judges/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> and you will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened that you may go down against the camp.&#8221 So he went with Purah his servant down to the outposts of the army that was in the camp. <a href="/nasb77/judges/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and you will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened that you may go down against the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant down to the outposts of the army that was in the camp. <a href="/lsb/judges/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and you will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened, that you may go down against the camp.” So he went with Purah his young man down to the outskirts of the armed men that were in the camp. <a href="/amp/judges/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have the courage to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the army that was in the camp. <a href="/csb/judges/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen to what they say, and then you will be encouraged to attack the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the troops who were in the camp. <a href="/hcsb/judges/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen to what they say, and then you will be strengthened to go to the camp.&#8221 So he went with Purah his servant to the outpost of the troops who were in the camp. <a href="/asv/judges/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/judges/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When you hear what the Midianites are saying, you'll be brave enough to attack." Gideon and Purah worked their way to the edge of the enemy camp, where soldiers were on guard duty. <a href="/erv/judges/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Listen to what people are saying. After that, you will have the courage to go into the camp and attack it." So Gideon and his servant Purah went to the edge of the camp. <a href="/gnt/judges/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> You will hear what they are saying, and then you will have the courage to attack." So Gideon and his servant Purah went down to the edge of the enemy camp. <a href="/isv/judges/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> where you will hear what they're talking about. That way, you'll be encouraged to attack the encampment." So he and his servant Purah went down to the perimeter outposts of the encamped army. <a href="/msb/judges/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/judges/7.htm">NET Bible</a> and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave and attack the camp." So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp. <a href="/nheb/judges/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and you shall hear what they say; and afterward will your hands be strengthened to go down into the camp." Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp. <a href="/wbt/judges/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the host. <a href="/web/judges/7.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have heard what they speak, and afterward your hands are strengthened, and you have gone down against the camp.” And he goes down, he and his young man Phurah, to the extremity of the fifties who [are] in the camp; <a href="/ylt/judges/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and thou hast heard what they speak, and afterwards are thy hands strengthened, and thou hast gone down against the camp.' And he goeth down, he and Phurah his young man, unto the extremity of the fifties who are in the camp; <a href="/slt/judges/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou heardest what they shall speak: and afterward thy hands shall be strengthened, and go down to the camp. And he will go down, he and Phurah his boy to the extremity of the brave which in the camp.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when thou shalt hear what they are saying, then shall thy hands be strengthened, and thou shalt go down more secure to the enemies' camp. And he went down with Phara his servant into part of the camp, where was the watch of men in arms. <a href="/cpdv/judges/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when you will hear what they are saying, then your hands will be strengthened, and you will descend more confidently to the camp of the enemy.” Therefore, he descended with his servant Purah into a portion of the camp, where there was a watch of armed men. <a href="/nabre/judges/7.htm">New American Bible</a> and listen to what they are saying. After that you will have the courage to descend on the camp. So he went down with his aide Purah to the outposts of the armed men in the camp. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to attack the camp.” Then he went down with his servant Purah to the outposts of the armed men that were in the camp.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall hear what they say; and afterwards your hands shall be strengthened. So he went down with Pera his servant to a detachment of the armed men that were in the army camp. <a href="/hpbt/judges/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you shall hear the thing that they are saying, and then your hands shall be strengthened.” And he came down to that encampment and Pera his young Manservant to the Chief of Fifty who was in the encampment<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down upon the camp.' Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp. <a href="/sep/judges/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou shalt hear what they shall say, and afterwards thy hands shall be strong, and thou shalt go down into the camp: and he went down and Phara his servant to the extremity of the companies of fifty, which were in the camp. <a href="/parallel/judges/7-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2034" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Gideon's Dream</a> …10But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11<a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·šā·ma‘·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">to what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bê·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">they are saying.</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥar (Conj-w:: Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">your hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: te·ḥĕ·zaq·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">will be strengthened</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·raḏ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">to attack</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bam·ma·ḥă·neh (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">So he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yê·reḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/6513.htm" title="6513: ū·p̄u·rāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A servant of Gideon. For p'orah; foliage; Purah, an Israelite.">with Purah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ă·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">his servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: qə·ṣêh (N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">the outposts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2571.htm" title="2571: ha·ḥă·mu·šîm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- In battle array. Passive participle of the same as chomesh; staunch, i.e. Able-bodied soldiers.">where armed men</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">were guarding</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bam·ma·ḥă·neh (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp.</a> 12Now 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a> But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” <a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a> Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6-7</a> Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” / His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” <a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">2 Chronicles 20:17</a> You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’” <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Isaiah 41:13</a> For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you. <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a> But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a> Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a> “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.” <a href="/psalms/56-3.htm">Psalm 56:3-4</a> When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. / In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? <a href="/psalms/118-6.htm">Psalm 118:6</a> The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/mark/5-36.htm">Mark 5:36</a> But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.” <a href="/luke/12-32.htm">Luke 12:32</a> Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. <a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a> Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall hear what they say; and afterward shall your hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the host.thou shalt<a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13-15</a> And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along… <a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">Genesis 24:14</a> And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.<a href="/1_samuel/14-8.htm">1 Samuel 14:8,12</a> Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them… thine hands<a href="/1_samuel/23-16.htm">1 Samuel 23:16</a> And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.<a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a> And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.<a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Nehemiah 6:9</a> For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.armed men.<a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Exodus 13:18</a> But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-9.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Host</a> <a href="/joshua/18-15.htm">Line</a> <a href="/numbers/22-41.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/exodus/36-17.htm">Outermost</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Outposts</a> <a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Part</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Phurah</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Purah</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/judges/18-11.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/20-22.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/9-46.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Host</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Line</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outermost</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Outposts</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Phurah</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Purah</a> <a href="/judges/9-18.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/judges/9-24.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 7</div>1. <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Gideon's army of thirty-two thousand is brought to three hundred</a> 9. <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the burley cake</a> 16. <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">His plan of trumpets and lamps in pitchers</a> 24. <a href="/judges/7-24.htm">The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and listen to what they are saying. This phrase highlights the importance of divine guidance and assurance. Gideon is instructed to listen to the Midianites, which suggests that God often uses unexpected sources to confirm His plans. In the biblical context, listening is a recurring theme, emphasizing obedience and discernment. This moment foreshadows the fulfillment of God's promise to deliver Israel, as Gideon will hear something that strengthens his resolve. It also reflects the broader biblical principle that faith comes by hearing (<a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>).Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” The strengthening of hands is a metaphor for courage and readiness. In ancient warfare, physical and moral strength were crucial for victory. This assurance from God is a direct encouragement to Gideon, who previously expressed fear and doubt. The phrase connects to other biblical instances where God strengthens His people, such as Joshua before entering the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a>). It underscores the theme of divine empowerment, where God equips those He calls to fulfill His purposes.So he went with Purah his servant Gideon's decision to take Purah reflects the cultural practice of having a trusted servant accompany a leader. This companionship provides both practical support and a witness to God's unfolding plan. The presence of Purah also highlights the theme of community and shared mission in God's work. In a broader biblical context, it mirrors the concept of discipleship and mentorship, as seen in relationships like Moses and Joshua or Paul and Timothy.to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp. The mention of outposts and armed men provides a glimpse into the military strategies of the time. Outposts were critical for surveillance and defense, indicating the Midianites' preparedness and the challenge Gideon faced. This setting emphasizes the miraculous nature of Israel's eventual victory, as it was achieved not by might but by divine intervention. The scenario also parallels other biblical narratives where God's people face overwhelming odds, such as David against Goliath (1 Samuel 17) or the Israelites at Jericho (Joshua 6), reinforcing the theme of God's sovereignty in battle.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> A judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. He is known for his initial hesitance and need for reassurance from God. 2. <a href="/topical/p/purah.htm">Purah</a> Gideon's servant who accompanies him to the Midianite camp. His presence provides Gideon with companionship and support during a critical moment of fear and uncertainty. 3. <a href="/topical/m/midianite_camp.htm">Midianite Camp</a> The encampment of the Midianite army, which was vast and intimidating to the Israelites. It represents the overwhelming challenge that Gideon and his reduced army faced. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_assurance.htm">God's Assurance</a> The event where God instructs Gideon to go down to the Midianite camp to hear something that will strengthen his resolve and faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_with_our_doubts.htm">God's Patience with Our Doubts</a> God understands our human frailty and is patient with our doubts, as seen in His repeated reassurances to Gideon. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Gideon's willingness to follow God's instructions, even when afraid, demonstrates the importance of obedience in faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_our_battles.htm">God's Sovereignty in Our Battles</a> The account illustrates that victory comes not by human strength but by God's power and plan. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_through_community.htm">Encouragement through Community</a> Gideon's relationship with Purah shows the value of having supportive companions in our spiritual journey. <a href="/topical/l/listening_for_god's_voice.htm">Listening for God's Voice</a> Just as Gideon listened to the Midianite's dream, we must be attentive to how God speaks to us, often in unexpected ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 7</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_samuel's_life.htm">What were the key events in Samuel's life?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 - Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_a_church_handle_pastor_gossip.htm">What defines toxic masculinity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11)And thou shalt hear what they say.--This was the kind of omen known by the Jews as the Bath Kol, or "Daughter of a Voice." For a similar instance see <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm" title="And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.">1Samuel 14:6</a> (Jonathan and his armour-bearer). The word is used in slightly different senses. Sometimes it means a voice from heaven (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm" title="And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.">Matthew 3:17</a>, &c): such voices from heaven are described in the Talmud; sometimes it means the first chance words which a man hears after being bidden to look out for them as a Divine intimation; sometimes it means an actual echo (see Hamburger's Talmud. W?rterb., s.5).It was one of the four recognised modes of Divine direction (viz., prophets, dreams, Urim, and the Bath Kol, <a href="/context/1_samuel/28-6.htm" title="And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.">1Samuel 28:6-15</a>), but stood lowest of the four. It was also known to the Greeks, among whom the oracle sometimes bade a man to take as his answer the first casual words which he heard spoken on leaving the Temple.The armed men.--Literally, ranks by, five, the word (chamooshim) rendered "harnessed" in <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm" title="But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.">Exodus 13:18</a>, "armed" in <a href="/joshua/1-14.htm" title="Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but you shall pass before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and help them;">Joshua 1:14</a>. Probably here the word means "foreposts," or "sentries"; and the Vulgate renders it "vigiliae." The LXX. curiously render it "to the beginning," (or in other MSS.) "to part of the fifty," following a wrong punctuation. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - The armed men. The exact meaning of the word here rendered armed men (chamushim), and which occurs <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Exodus 13:18</a>; <a href="/joshua/1-14.htm">Joshua 1:14</a>; <a href="/joshua/4-12.htm">Joshua 4:12</a>, is a little uncertain, but it is generally thought to be synonymous with another word (calutsim), also rendered armed (<a href="/numbers/32-32.htm">Numbers 32:32</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-18.htm">Deuteronomy 3:18</a>), and to mean literally girded, i.e. prepared to fight. These fighting men, as distinguished from the numbers of the nomads who were with their camels and cattle scattered all along the plain, were all collected in the camp, to the edge of which Gideon and Phurah crept stealthily in the dark. <a href="/commentaries/judges/7-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and listen וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ (wə·šā·ma‘·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what they are saying. יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ (yə·ḏab·bê·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue Then וְאַחַר֙ (wə·’a·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part your hands יָדֶ֔יךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand will be strengthened תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה (te·ḥĕ·zaq·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer to attack וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ (wə·yā·raḏ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend the camp.” בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (bam·ma·ḥă·neh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army So he הוּא֙ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are went וַיֵּ֤רֶד (way·yê·reḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend with Purah וּפֻרָ֣ה (ū·p̄u·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6513.htm">Strong's 6513: </a> Purah -- a servant of Gideon his servant נַעֲר֔וֹ (na·‘ă·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the outposts קְצֵ֥ה (qə·ṣêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity where armed men הַחֲמֻשִׁ֖ים (ha·ḥă·mu·šîm) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2571.htm">Strong's 2571: </a> Staunch, able-bodied soldiers were [guarding] אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the camp. בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ (bam·ma·ḥă·neh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/7-11.htm">Judges 7:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/7-11.htm">OT History: Judges 7:11 And you shall hear what they say (Jd Judg. 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