Hakim-hakim 7:9

Gideon Reassured of Victory

7:9 That night the Lord said to Gideon, ¹  “Get up! Attack ²  the camp, for I am handing it over to you. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 7:15

Gideon Routs the Enemy

7:15 When Gideon heard the report of the dream and its interpretation, he praised God. ⁴  Then he went back to the Israelite camp and said, “Get up, for the Lord is handing the Midianite army over to you!”

Hakim-hakim 7:1

Gideon Reduces the Ranks

7:1 Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and his men ⁵  got up the next morning and camped near the spring of Harod. ⁶  The Midianites ⁷  were camped north of them near the hill of Moreh in the valley.

1 Samuel 17:47

17:47 and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.”

[7:9]  ¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:9]  ² tn Heb “Go down against.”

[7:9]  ³ tn The Hebrew verbal form is a perfect, emphasizing the certainty of the promise.

[7:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “he bowed down” or “worshiped.”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and all the people who were with him.”

[7:1]  ⁶ sn The name Harod means, ironically, “trembling.”

[7:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Midian.” The LXX reads “and Amalek” (cf. v. 12; 6:33).