Verse 2

Judges 7:2

GOD'S WORD Translation

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2 Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל גִּדְע֔וֹן רַ֗ב הָ/עָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֔/ךְ מִ/תִּתִּ֥/י אֶת מִדְיָ֖ן בְּ/יָדָ֑/ם פֶּן יִתְפָּאֵ֨ר עָלַ֤/י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר יָדִ֖/י הוֹשִׁ֥יעָה לִּֽ/י

English Translation

And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people that are with you are too many for me to deliver Midian into their hand, lest Israel boast against me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.'"

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Chapter 7 Context

1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped bes... Focus ↗

2 Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into...

3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him... Focus ↗

4 Yahweh said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Bring them down to the water, and I will te... Focus ↗

5 So he brought down the people to the water; and Yahweh said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps of the wat... Focus ↗

6 The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all th... Focus ↗

7 Yahweh said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midiani... Focus ↗

8 So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every m... Focus ↗

9 That same night, Yahweh said to him, “Arise, go down into the camp; for I have delivered it into you... Focus ↗

10 But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp. Focus ↗

11 You will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp.... Focus ↗

12 The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locu... Focus ↗

13 When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dre... Focus ↗

14 His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Isra... Focus ↗

15 It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and its interpretation, that he worshiped. Th... Focus ↗

16 He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all them trumpet... Focus ↗

17 He said to them, “Watch me, and do likewise. Behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp,... Focus ↗

18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all... Focus ↗

19 So Gideon, and the hundred men who were with him, came to the outermost part of the camp in the begi... Focus ↗

20 The three companies blew the trumpets, broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands,... Focus ↗

21 They each stood in his place around the camp; and all the army ran; and they shouted, and put them t... Focus ↗

22 They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man’s sword against his fellow, and again... Focus ↗

23 The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh,... Focus ↗

24 Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian... Focus ↗

25 They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at Oreb’s rock, and Zeeb they k... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 7 (25 verses)
Version: GOD'S WORD Translation

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