Judges 7:9-10

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  7:10 But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with Purah your servant

Judges 19:11

19:11 When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late ⁴  and the servant ⁵  said to his master, “Come on, let’s stop at ⁶  this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.”

[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.

[19:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the day was descending greatly.”

[19:11]  ⁵ tn Or “young man.”

[19:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “turn aside” (also in the following verse).