7:24 Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, “Go down and head off the Midianites. 1 Take control of the fords of the streams 2 all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” 3 When all the Ephraimites had assembled, 4 they took control of the fords 5 all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.
10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. 6 They worshiped 7 the Baals and the Ashtars, 8 as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, 9 Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. 10 They abandoned the Lord and did not worship 11 him.
1 tn Heb “to meet Midian.”
2 tn Heb “capture before them the waters.”
3 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification (also later in this verse).
4 tn Heb “And all the men of Ephraim were summoned.”
5 tn Heb “they captured the waters.”
6 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
7 tn Or “served;” or “followed.”
8 sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).
9 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
10 tn Heb “the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines.”
11 tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”