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Let all the others go home.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> The LORD told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home.” <a href="/esv/judges/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the LORD said to Gideon, “With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand, and let all the others go every man to his home.” <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.” <a href="/kjv/judges/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. <a href="/nkjv/judges/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the LORD said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to Gideon, “I will save you with the three hundred men who lapped, and will hand the Midianites over to you; so have all the other people go, each man to his home.” <a href="/nasb/judges/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD said to Gideon, &#8220I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his home.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his home.” <a href="/lsb/judges/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh said to Gideon, “I will save you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his place.” <a href="/amp/judges/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And the LORD told Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will rescue you, and will hand over the Midianites to you. Let all the other people go, each man to his home.” <a href="/csb/judges/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the three hundred men who lapped and hand the Midianites over to you. But everyone else is to go home.” <a href="/hcsb/judges/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD said to Gideon, &#8220I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and hand the Midianites over to you. But everyone else is to go home.&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place. <a href="/cev/judges/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD said, "Gideon, your army will be made up of everyone who lapped the water from their hands. Send the others home. I'm going to rescue Israel by helping you and your army of 300 defeat the Midianites." <a href="/erv/judges/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the people go every man unto his place. <a href="/gwt/judges/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the LORD said to Gideon, "With the 300 men who lapped water I will save you and hand Midian over to you. All the other men should go home." <a href="/gnt/judges/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD said to Gideon, "I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites with the three hundred men who lapped the water. Tell everyone else to go home." <a href="/isv/judges/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the LORD told Gideon, "I'm going to deliver you with the 300 soldiers who lapped by giving the Midianites into your control. Send everyone else back to their own homes." <a href="/net/judges/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army and I will hand Midian over to you. The rest of the men should go home." <a href="/nheb/judges/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to Gideon, "By the three hundred men who lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand; and let all the people go every man to his home." <a href="/wbt/judges/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand: and let all the other people go every man to his place.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/judges/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.” <a href="/web/judges/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to Gideon, “I will save you by the three hundred men who lapped, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, each to his own place.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to Gideon, “I save you by the three hundred men who are lapping, and have given Midian into your hand, and all the people go, each to his place.” <a href="/ylt/judges/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, 'By the three hundred men who are lapping I save you, and have given Midian into thy hand, and all the people go, each to his place.' <a href="/slt/judges/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to Gideon, By the three hundred men lapping, I will save you, and give Midian into thy hand: and all the people shall go, a man to his place.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said to Gedeon: By the three hundred men, that lapped water, I will save you, and deliver Madian into thy hand: but let all the rest of the people return to their place. <a href="/cpdv/judges/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord said to Gideon: “By the three hundred men who lapped the water, I will free you, and I will deliver Midian into your hand. But let all the remainder of the multitude return to their place.” <a href="/nabre/judges/7.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD said to Gideon: By means of the three hundred who lapped up the water I will save you and deliver Midian into your power. So let all the other soldiers go home. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred that lapped I will deliver you, and give the Midianites into your hand. Let all the others go to their homes.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hands; and let all the other people go, every man to his place. <a href="/hpbt/judges/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH spoke with Gedun: “With these three hundred men who were lapping the waters by their hands to their mouths I shall save you and I shall deliver the Midianites into your hands, and all the people shall depart, each man to his place”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said unto Gideon: 'By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place.' <a href="/sep/judges/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said to Gedeon, I will save you by the three hundred men that lapped, and I will give Madiam into thy hand; and all the rest of the people shall go every one to his place. <a href="/parallel/judges/7-7.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=1993" 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 Army of Three Hundred</a> …6And the number of those who lapped the water with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men; all the others knelt to drink. 7<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</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.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1439.htm" title="1439: giḏ·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A judge of Isr. From gada'; feller; Gidon, an Israelite.">Gideon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: biš·lōš (Prep-b:: Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">“With the three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: 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.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3952.htm" title="3952: ha·mă·laq·qîm (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To lap, lick. A primitive root; to lick or lap.">who lapped the water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: ’ō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">I will save</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and deliver</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.">the Midianites</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into your hand.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">But all the others</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">are to go</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> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: lim·qō·mōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">home.”</a> 8So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.…<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="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</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.” <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="/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/14-11.htm">2 Chronicles 14:11</a> Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.” <a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a> When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <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="/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? <a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Joshua 23:10</a> One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10-13</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. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ... <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-19</a> No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. / Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion ... <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="/2_kings/6-16.htm">2 Kings 6:16</a> “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a> I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a> For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand: and let all the other people go every man to his place.<a href="/judges/7-18.htm">Judges 7:18-22</a> 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… <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a> And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto 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.<a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14-16</a> Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/joshua/22-4.htm">Home</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Lapped</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Mid'ianites</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Others</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Save</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Three</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/8-29.htm">Home</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Lapped</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Mid'ianites</a> <a href="/ruth/2-22.htm">Others</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Save</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Three</a> <a href="/job/29-10.htm">Tongues</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'; 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In the context of the Old Testament, God often spoke directly to leaders and prophets to guide His people. This communication underscores Gideon's role as a chosen leader, despite his initial hesitance and feelings of inadequacy (<a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a>).With the three hundred men who lapped the water The selection of the 300 men who lapped water like a dog is significant. This method of selection was not based on military prowess but on God's criteria, which often defies human logic. The act of lapping water may symbolize vigilance and readiness, as these men did not kneel fully, keeping their eyes on their surroundings. This echoes God's preference for using the weak and humble to achieve His purposes, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27</a>.I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand This promise of deliverance is a recurring theme in the Bible, where God assures His people of victory not by their strength but by His power. The deliverance from the Midianites is a fulfillment of God's covenant promises to Israel, demonstrating His faithfulness. This act of salvation prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who saves humanity from sin and death.But all the others are to go home The reduction of Gideon's army from 32,000 to 300 men serves to ensure that the victory could only be attributed to God, not human strength or numbers. This principle is echoed in <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a>, "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit," highlighting the importance of reliance on God rather than human resources. The dismissal of the majority also reflects God's sovereignty in choosing whom He will use for His purposes.<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. Known for his initial hesitance and need for reassurance from God, Gideon becomes a mighty warrior through faith and obedience. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who orchestrates the deliverance of His people. He demonstrates His power and sovereignty by choosing a small, unlikely group to achieve victory. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_three_hundred_men.htm">The Three Hundred Men</a> A select group of warriors chosen by God based on how they drank water. Their selection emphasizes God's ability to save not by human strength but by His power. 4. <a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a> A nomadic people who oppressed Israel for seven years. Their defeat by Gideon's small army highlights God's deliverance and the fulfillment of His promises. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_spring_of_harod.htm">The Spring of Harod</a> The location where God tested Gideon's army, reducing their number to 300. This place becomes a symbol of God's testing and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> God often chooses the weak and the few to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating that victory comes from Him alone. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Gideon's willingness to trust and obey God, despite the odds, serves as a model for believers to follow God's leading even when it seems illogical. <a href="/topical/d/divine_selection_and_testing.htm">Divine Selection and Testing</a> God's method of selecting the 300 men teaches us that He looks at the heart and character, not just outward abilities or numbers. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Believers are encouraged to trust in God's plan and timing, knowing that He is in control and His ways are higher than ours.<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/could_232_officers_defeat_a_large_army.htm">How plausible is it that just 232 junior officers could rout a massive Aramean army (1 Kings 20:15–21)? </a> <a href="/q/could_one_city_wall_kill_27,000_men.htm">Could a single city wall realistically collapse and kill 27,000 men, as the text asserts (1 Kings 20:30)? </a> <a href="/q/is_1_chronicles_11_11_legendary.htm">Does the claim in 1 Chronicles 11:11 that Jashobeam killed 300 men with one spear suggest exaggerated or legendary storytelling rather than a literal event? </a> <a href="/q/could_3_men_breach_philistine_lines_for_water.htm">In 1 Chronicles 11:15–19, is it plausible that three men could breach heavily guarded Philistine territory just to draw water for David? </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>(7) Every man unto his place.--i.e., home, as in <a href="/numbers/24-11.htm" title="Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, see, the LORD has kept you back from honor.">Numbers 24:11</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - By the three hundred, etc. Compare the saying of Jonathan, "There is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few" (<a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a>). The same principles which run through the choice of God s instruments on other occasions appear here. The instruments are to be such in quality or in quantity as to make it quite manifest that the excellency of the power is God's, not man's; and yet the instruments themselves are to be conspicuous for their rare excellence. The shepherd boy who sat on the throne of Israel was manifestly made to sit on that throne by the appointment of God; but what a ruler, what a noble character David was! It has always been deemed one of the proofs of the Divine origin of Christianity that its apostles were men of such humble station, and yet were able to change the whole religion and morality of the world; and yet what noble stuff Peter and John and Paul were made of! And so here the overthrow of the hosts of Midian by three hundred Israelites was manifestly the effect of the power of God fighting on their behalf. But yet what marvellous heroism was there in those three hundred! what strength of purpose, what iron-firmness of nerve, to see above thirty thousand of their comrades leave them in the face of the myriads of their foes; to remain quietly at their post, and, when the time came, to leave their camp and pour down into the plain. Their self-possession and self-restraint and absence of self-indulgence in the matter of the water was a true index of the unequalled qualities which they displayed in the sequel. Ver 8. - So the people took, etc. It is almost certain that the passage ought to be rendered, "And they took the victuals of the people in their hands, and their trumpets," i.e. the three hundred took or borrowed what provisions they needed for a few days, and the trumpets, which were to play an important part in the stratagem, from the people who were about to return to their homes. And the host of Midian, etc. The writer repeats this to give a perfect picture of the situation. The whole army returned to their homes; the three hundred alone with Gideon in the camp; the Midianite host in the plain beneath. CHAPTER 7:9-25 <a href="/commentaries/judges/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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 to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Gideon, גִּדְע֗וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1439.htm">Strong's 1439: </a> Gideon -- a judge of Israel “With the three בִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩ (biš·lōš) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice hundred מֵא֨וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred men הָאִ֤ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who lapped [the water] הַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ (ha·mă·laq·qîm) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3952.htm">Strong's 3952: </a> To lick, lap I will save אוֹשִׁ֣יעַ (’ō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor you אֶתְכֶ֔ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and deliver וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the Midianites מִדְיָ֖ן (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 into your hands. בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand But all the others וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every are to go יֵלְכ֖וּ (yê·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk home.” לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (lim·qō·mōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">OT History: Judges 7:7 Yahweh said to Gideon By the three (Jd Judg. 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