Judges 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 

Judges 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!”

Judges 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.

Judges 17:1

Micah Makes His Own Religion

17:1 There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country.

[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).