Verse 11
Judges 8:11
New Living Translation
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Gideon circled around by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, taking the Midianite army by surprise.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣עַל גִּדְע֗וֹן דֶּ֚רֶךְ הַ/שְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בָֽ/אֳהָלִ֔ים מִ/קֶּ֥דֶם לְ/נֹ֖בַח וְ/יָגְבֳּהָ֑ה וַ/יַּךְ֙ אֶת הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְ/הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה הָ֥יָה בֶֽטַח
English Translation
And Gideon went up the way of the tents east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he struck the camp, and the camp was secure.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon, “Why have you treated us this way? Why didn’t you send for...
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But Gideon replied, “What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t even the leftover grapes of Ep...
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God (Elohim) gave you victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the commanders of the Midianite army. What have I...
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4
Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase...
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5
When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, “Please give my warriors some food....
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6
But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your ar...
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7
So Gideon said, “After the LORD gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear you...
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8
From there Gideon went up to Peniel and again asked for food, but he got the same answer.
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9
So he said to the people of Peniel, “After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower.”
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10
By this time Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with about 15,000 warriors — all that remained of the...
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11
Gideon circled around by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, taking the Midianite army by...
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Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all thei...
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13
After this, Gideon returned from the battle by way of Heres Pass.
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14
There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seve...
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15
Gideon then returned to Succoth and said to the leaders, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. When we were...
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16
Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and bri...
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17
He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed all the men in the town.
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18
Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “The men you killed at Tabor — what were they like?” “Like you...
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19
“They were my brothers, the sons of my own mother!” Gideon exclaimed. “As surely as the LORD lives,...
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20
Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, for he w...
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21
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Be a man! Kill us yourself!” So Gideon killed them both and...
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22
Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our ru...
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23
But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD will rule over you!
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24
However, I do have one request — that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected...
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25
“Gladly!” they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathere...
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26
The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds, not including the royal ornaments and pendan...
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27
Gideon made a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israel...
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28
That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the...
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29
Then Gideon son of Joash returned home.
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30
He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives.
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31
He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech.
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32
Gideon died when he was very old, and he was buried in the grave of his father, Joash, at Ophrah in...
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33
As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, maki...
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34
They forgot the LORD their God (Elohim), who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding the...
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35
Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he...
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