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It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Gideon crept up just as a man was telling his companion about a dream. The man said, “I had this dream, and in my dream a loaf of barley bread came tumbling down into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent, turned it over, and knocked it flat!” <a href="/esv/judges/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.” <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/judges/7.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/judges/7.htm">New King James Version</a> And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion. He said, “I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent collapsed.” <a href="/nasb/judges/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, &#8220Behold, I had a dream; a loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.” <a href="/lsb/judges/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Gideon came, and behold, a man was recounting a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.” <a href="/amp/judges/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling a dream to his friend. And he said, “Listen carefully, I had a dream: there was a loaf of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.” <a href="/csb/judges/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, “Listen, I had a dream: a loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp, struck a tent, and it fell. The loaf turned the tent upside down so that it collapsed.” <a href="/hcsb/judges/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, &#8220Listen, I had a dream: a loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp, struck a tent, and it fell. The loaf turned the tent upside down so that it collapsed.&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat. <a href="/cev/judges/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Gideon overheard one enemy guard telling another, "I had a dream about a flat loaf of barley bread that came tumbling into our camp. It hit the headquarters tent, and the tent flipped over and fell to the ground." <a href="/erv/judges/7.htm">English Revised Version</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 camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and turned it upside down, that the tent lay along. <a href="/gwt/judges/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Gideon got there, he heard a man telling his friend a dream. The man said, "I had a strange dream. There was a loaf of barley bread rolling around in the camp of Midian. When it got to the command post, the loaf of bread hit that tent so hard that the tent collapsed, turned upside down, and fell flat." <a href="/gnt/judges/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Gideon arrived, he heard a man telling a friend about a dream. He was saying, "I dreamed that a loaf of barley bread rolled into our camp and hit a tent. The tent collapsed and lay flat on the ground." <a href="/isv/judges/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Gideon arrived just as a soldier was talking to a friend about a dream. "Look!" he was saying. "I had a dream that went like this: A loaf of barley bread rolled into the Midianite encampment, came to a tent, and collided with it. The loaf of bread fell down, turned upside down, and the tent collapsed!" <a href="/msb/judges/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/judges/7.htm">NET Bible</a> When Gideon arrived, he heard a man telling another man about a dream he had. The man said, "Look! I had a dream. I saw a stale cake of barley bread rolling into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent so hard it knocked it over and turned it upside down. The tent just collapsed." <a href="/nheb/judges/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Gideon had come, look, there was a man telling a dream to his friend; and he said, "Look, I had a dream, and look, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent collapsed." <a href="/wbt/judges/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when Gideon had come, behold, there was a man that told a dream to his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread rolled into the host of Midian, and came to a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along. <a href="/web/judges/7.htm">World English Bible</a> When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Gideon comes in, and behold, a man is recounting a dream to his companion, and says, “Behold, I have dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley-bread is turning itself over into the camp of Midian, and it comes to the tent, and strikes it, and it falls, and turns it upwards, and the tent has fallen.” <a href="/ylt/judges/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Gideon cometh in, and lo, a man is recounting to his companion a dream, and saith, 'Lo, a dream I have dreamed, and lo, a cake of barley-bread is turning itself over into the camp of Midian, and it cometh in unto the tent, and smiteth it, and it falleth, and turneth it upwards, and the tent hath fallen.' <a href="/slt/judges/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Gideon will come, and behold, a man recounting a dream to his neighbor; and he will say, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a round cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Midian; and it will come even to the tent, and it will strike it, and it will fall and will turn it over, so that the tent fell.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Gedeon was come, one told his neighbour a dream: and in this manner related what he had seen: I dreamt a dream, and it seemed to me as if a hearth cake of barley bread rolled and came down into the camp of Madian: and when it was come to a tent it struck it, and beat it down flat to the ground. <a href="/cpdv/judges/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Gideon had arrived, someone told his neighbor a dream. And he related what he had seen, in this way: “I saw a dream, and it seemed to me as if bread, baked under ashes from rolled barley, descended into the camp of Midian. And whenever it arrived at a tent, it struck it, and overturned it, and utterly leveled it to the ground.” <a href="/nabre/judges/7.htm">New American Bible</a> When Gideon arrived, one man was telling another about a dream. “I had a dream,” he said, “that a round loaf of barley bread was rolling into the camp of Midian. It came to a certain tent and struck it and turned it upside down, and the tent collapsed.” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling a dream to his comrade; and he said, “I had a dream, and in it a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell; it turned upside down, and the tent collapsed.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Gideon was come, behold, a man was relating a dream to his fellow, and he said to him, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came as far as a tent, and struck it on the top, and the tent fell down. <a href="/hpbt/judges/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Gedun came and he saw a man reporting to his neighbor a dream and he said to him: “I saw in my dream, a cake of rye bread rolled into the camp of Midian and it came onto the tent and it rolled above and the tent fell”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his follow, and saying: 'Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and turned it upside down, that the tent lay flat.' <a href="/sep/judges/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Gedeon came, and behold a man was relating to his neighbour a dream, and he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Madiam, and it came as far as a tent, and smote it, and it fell, and it turned it up, and the tent fell. <a href="/parallel/judges/7-13.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=2061" 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> …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. 13<a href="/hebrew/1439.htm" title="1439: ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A judge of Isr. From gada'; feller; Gidon, an Israelite.">And as Gideon</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">arrived,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: mə·sap·pêr (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">was telling</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: lə·rê·‘ê·hū (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">his friend</a> <a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ḥă·lō·wm (N-ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream.">about a dream.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ḥă·lō·wm (N-ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream.">I had a dream,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/2492.htm" title="2492: ḥā·lam·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To bind firmly, to be, plump, to dream. A primitive root; properly, to bind firmly, i.e. to be plump; also to dream."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“and I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/6742.htm" title="6742: ṣə·lōl (N-msc) -- A cake, round loaf. From tsalal in the sense of rolling; a cake.">a loaf</a> <a href="/hebrew/8184.htm" title="8184: śə·‘ō·rîm (N-fp) -- Barley. Or snowrah; and; also s or; or s-owr; from sa'ar in the sense of roughness; barley.">of barley</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: miṯ·hap·pêḵ (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">tumbling</a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: miḏ·yān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">into the Midianite</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bə·ma·ḥă·nêh (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">camp.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">It struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hel (Art:: N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">so hard that</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hel (Art:: N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: way·ya·hap̄·ḵê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">overturned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: lə·ma‘·lāh (Prep-l:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">and collapsed.”</a> 14His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”…<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="/daniel/2-31.htm">Daniel 2:31-35</a> As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. / The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze, / its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. ... <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a> Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a> Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ... <a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9-12</a> Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, / who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. / Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, ... <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4-5</a> The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6-7</a> For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” / Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives. <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Isaiah 10:26</a> And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a> “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ... <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6-15</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.” / “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them. ... <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a> So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15-17</a> 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. / Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel. / 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="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream to his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, see, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came to a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.lo, a cake<a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15,31</a> But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab… <a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9,21</a> And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh… <a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a> And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/judges/6-21.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/numbers/15-20.htm">Cake</a> <a href="/judges/7-11.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-3.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/genesis/42-9.htm">Dreamed</a> <a href="/judges/7-11.htm">Host</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/genesis/43-6.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Upside</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/judges/8-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-12.htm">Cake</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Dreamed</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Host</a> <a href="/judges/16-3.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/judges/20-8.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Upside</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 as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. Gideon's arrival at the Midianite camp is divinely timed, highlighting God's sovereignty in orchestrating events. Dreams in the ancient Near East were often considered messages from the divine, and this dream serves as a prophetic revelation. The setting underscores the fear and uncertainty among the Midianites, contrasting with the assurance given to Gideon by God. This moment is pivotal, as it confirms God's promise of victory to Gideon, aligning with the biblical theme of God using the weak to confound the strong.“Behold, I had a dream,” he said, The phrase "Behold, I had a dream" emphasizes the significance of the dream as a divine message. In biblical narratives, dreams often serve as a means of divine communication, as seen with Joseph in Genesis and Daniel in Babylon. This dream is a tool used by God to instill fear in the Midianites and to encourage Gideon. The dream's recounting to a friend suggests a communal sharing of divine insights, which was common in ancient cultures.“and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. Barley bread, a staple of the poor, symbolizes Gideon and his humble origins. Barley was less valued than wheat, reflecting Gideon's status as the least in his family and his tribe's insignificance. The tumbling loaf represents the unexpected and seemingly insignificant force that God uses to achieve His purposes. This imagery aligns with the biblical theme of God choosing the lowly and despised to accomplish His will, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a>.It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.” The tent represents the Midianite power and presence in the land. The collapse of the tent signifies the total defeat and removal of the Midianite oppression over Israel. This imagery of destruction is reminiscent of other biblical accounts where God delivers His people from their enemies, such as the fall of Jericho in <a href="/joshua/6.htm">Joshua 6</a>. The dream's fulfillment demonstrates God's faithfulness to His promises and His ability to deliver His people through unexpected means. This event foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, where the seemingly weak and humble triumph over the strong.<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/m/midianite_camp.htm">Midianite Camp</a> The encampment of the Midianites, who were oppressing Israel at the time. They were numerous and powerful, causing fear among the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_dreamer.htm">The Dreamer</a> An unnamed Midianite soldier who recounts his dream to a fellow soldier, which becomes a pivotal moment in the account. 4. <a href="/topical/b/barley_loaf.htm">Barley Loaf</a> Symbolic in the dream, representing something seemingly insignificant (like Gideon's small army) that causes a great impact. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent.htm">The Tent</a> Represents the Midianite power and presence, which is overturned by the barley loaf in the dream, symbolizing their impending defeat.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_unlikely_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty in Unlikely Circumstances</a> God often uses the unexpected and the humble to accomplish His purposes, as seen in the dream of the barley loaf. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_divine_revelation.htm">The Power of Divine Revelation</a> Dreams and visions can be a means through which God communicates His plans, as demonstrated in the Midianite soldier's dream. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> Gideon's account encourages believers to trust in God's power rather than be overwhelmed by the apparent strength of their adversaries. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Gideon's eventual obedience to God's command, despite his initial fear, leads to victory, highlighting the importance of following God's guidance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_assurance_in_times_of_doubt.htm">God's Assurance in Times of Doubt</a> Just as God reassured Gideon through signs and the dream, He provides assurance to believers in their moments of doubt.<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/is_an_enemy's_dream_proof_of_victory.htm">In Judges 7:13–14, does relying on an enemy soldier’s dream as proof of victory raise questions about historical plausibility? </a> <a href="/q/how_did_300_men_defeat_the_midianites.htm">How could just 300 men using only trumpets and jars in Judges 7:16–22 realistically defeat a massive Midianite army? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_samson's_marriage_align_with_deut._7.htm">How does Samson's marriage to a Philistine (Judges 14:1-3) align with the prohibition on intermarriage in Deuteronomy 7:3-4?</a> <a href="/q/judges_12_1-7__unity_or_conflict.htm">Judges 12:1-7 - How does the narrative align with or contradict earlier portrayals of tribal unity and cooperation in Judges?</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>(13) Behold, I dreamed a dream.--Since dreams, no less than the Bath Kol, were recognised channels for Divine intimations (<a href="/genesis/41-12.htm" title="And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.">Genesis 41:12</a>; <a href="/numbers/12-6.htm" title="And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.">Numbers 12:6</a>; <a href="/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</a>; <a href="/joel/2-28.htm" title="And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:">Joel 2:28</a>, &c.), Gideon would feel doubly assured.A cake.--The Hebrew word tsalol (or tselil in the Keri, or margin) is a word which occurs nowhere else. Rabbis Kimchi and Tanchun derive it from tsalal, "he tinkled" (as in tselselim and other names for musical instruments), or "he overshadowed." Neither derivation yields any sense. The Chaldee, Syriac, and Rashi render it "a cake baked on coals," and so, too, the LXX. (since such is the meaning of magie), the Vulgate (panis subcinericius), and Josephus (maza krithin?); this seems to be the true sense. Ewald makes it mean "a dry rattling crust." Niebuhr tells us that the desert Arabs thrust a round lump of dough into hot ashes, then take it out and eat it. (Arab., p. 52.)Of barley bread.--Josephus helps us to see the significance of the symbol by adding, "which men can (hardly) eat for its coarseness." It must be remembered that the Israelites had been reduced to such poverty by these raids that the mass of them would have nothing to subsist on but common barley bread such as that used to this day, with bitter complaints, by the Fellahin of Palestine. Among the Greeks also "barley bread" was proverbial as a kind of food hardly fit to be eaten, although such was the poverty which the Saviour bore for our sakes that it seems to have been the ordinary food of Him and His apostles (<a href="/john/6-9.htm" title="There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?">John 6:9</a>). "A cake of barley bread" would, therefore, naturally recall the thought of the Israelites, who were no doubt taunted by their enemies with being reduced to this food; just as Dr. Johnson defined oats as "food for horses in England, and for men in Scotland." Thus, in <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm" title="Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.">1Kings 4:28</a>, the "barley" is only for the horses and dromedaries. "If the Midianites were accustomed to call Gideon and his band 'eaters of barley bread,' as their successors, the haughty Bedouins, often do to ridicule their enemies, the application would be the more natural" (Thomson, Land and Book, p. 447). Josephus makes the soldier say that, as barley is the vilest of all seed, so the Israelites were the vilest of all the people of Asia. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - A cake. The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else. Of barley bread. The commonest kind of bread, the food of only the poorer classes, indicating, therefore, the humble origin and station of Gideon. A tent. Rather, the tent; what in a Roman camp would be the pretorium, the general's tent. The words at the end of the verse are heaped up to indicate the total and entire upsetting and overthrow of the tent, symbolic of the rout and destruction of the Midianite host. <a href="/commentaries/judges/7-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And as Gideon גִדְע֔וֹן (ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1439.htm">Strong's 1439: </a> Gideon -- a judge of Israel arrived, וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go a man אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person was telling מְסַפֵּ֥ר (mə·sap·pêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> To count, recount, relate his friend לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ (lə·rê·‘ê·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> Friend, companion, fellow about a dream. חֲל֑וֹם (ḥă·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2472.htm">Strong's 2472: </a> A dream “Behold, הִנֵּ֧ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I had a dream,” חֲל֣וֹם (ḥă·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2472.htm">Strong's 2472: </a> A dream he said, וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “and I saw וְהִנֵּ֨ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! a loaf צְלִ֜יל (ṣə·lîl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6742.htm">Strong's 6742: </a> A cake, round loaf of barley שְׂעֹרִים֙ (śə·‘ō·rîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8184.htm">Strong's 8184: </a> Barley bread לֶ֤חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain come וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go tumbling מִתְהַפֵּךְ֙ (miṯ·hap·pêḵ) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert into the Midianite מִדְיָ֔ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled camp. בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (bə·ma·ḥă·nêh) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army It struck וַיַּכֵּ֧הוּ (way·yak·kê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike the tent הָ֠אֹהֶל (hā·’ō·hel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent so hard that וַיִּפֹּ֛ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie the tent הָאֹֽהֶל׃ (hā·’ō·hel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent overturned וַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ (way·ya·hap̄·ḵê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert and collapsed.” וְנָפַ֥ל (wə·nā·p̄al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/7-13.htm">OT History: Judges 7:13 When Gideon had come behold there was (Jd Judg. 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