Judges

Judges 7:20–22

20The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”

21Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. 22And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererahc as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

Footnotes

  • c 7:22 Some Hebrew manuscripts Zeredah

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Judges 7:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתšə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםhā·rā·šîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7218 head
blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּway·yiṯ·qə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
their hornsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH7782 horn
and shatteredוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּway·yiš·bə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7665 break, break in pieces
their jarsהַכַּדִּים֒hak·kad·dîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH3537 jar
Holdingוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּway·ya·ḥă·zî·qūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the torchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםbal·lap·pi·ḏîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3940 torch
in their leftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙śə·m·ʾō·lå̄mNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH8040 the left
handsבְיַד־ḇə·yaḏ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
and the hornsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתhaš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7782 horn
in their rightיְמִינָ֔םyə·mî·nāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3225 right hand
handsוּבְיַ֨ד־ū·ḇə·yaḏ-Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
they shoutedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּway·yiq·rə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7121 call, proclaim, read
A swordחֶ֥רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
for the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and for Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ū·lə·ḡiḏ·‘ō·wnConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1439 Gidon

Judges 7:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Eachאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
tookוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙way·ya·‘am·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
his positionתַּחְתָּ֔יוtaḥ·tāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH8478 the under part
aroundסָבִ֖יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הlam·ma·ḥă·nehPreposition-l, Article; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp
and the entireכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Midianite armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp
fledוַיָּ֧רָץway·yā·rāṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7323 run
crying outוַיָּרִ֖יעוּway·yā·rî·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7321 raise a shout
as they ranוַיָּנִיסוּ׃way·yå̄·nī·sūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5127 flee, escape

Judges 7:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And when the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־šə·lōš-Number - feminine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
hundredמֵא֣וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
rams’ hornsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒haš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7782 horn
soundedוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮way·yiṯ·qə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
all the menאִ֛ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
in the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp
against one anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbə·rê·‘ê·hūPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
with their swordsחֶ֥רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singular constructH2719 sword
The armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp
fledוַיָּ֨נָסway·yā·nāsConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5127 flee, escape
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Beth-shittahהַשִּׁטָּה֙haš·šiṭ·ṭāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH1029 Beth-hash-Shittah
toward Zererahצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהṣə·rê·rā·ṯāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH6888 Tsererah for Tseredah
asעַ֛ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as the borderשְׂפַת־śə·p̄aṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
of Abel-meholahמְחוֹלָ֖הmə·ḥō·w·lāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH65 Abel-Mecholah
nearעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Tabbathטַבָּֽת׃ṭab·bāṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH2888 Tabbath

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Judges 7:20 Joshua 6:16 · Isaiah 27:13 · 1 Corinthians 15:52 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Joshua 6:20

Judges 7:21 Proverbs 28:1 · Exodus 14:25 · 2 Kings 7:6–7 · 2 Chronicles 20:17 · Exodus 14:13–14

Judges 7:22 1 Kings 4:12 · Psalm 83:9 · Isaiah 19:2 · Isaiah 9:4 · 1 Kings 19:16 · Joshua 6:20 · Joshua 6:16 · Joshua 6:4 · 2 Chronicles 20:23

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