Judges 8:4

Gideon Tracks Down the Midianite Kings

8:4 Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. ¹ 

Judges 17:11

17:11 So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah. ² 

Judges 19:7

19:7 When the man got ready to leave, ³  his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. ⁴ 

[8:4]  ¹ tn Heb “And Gideon arrived at the Jordan, crossing over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, exhausted and chasing.” The English past perfect (“had crossed”) is used because this verse flashes back chronologically to an event that preceded the hostile encounter described in vv. 1-3. (Note that 7:25 assumes Gideon had already crossed the Jordan.)

[17:11]  ² tn Heb “the young man became like one of his sons.”

[19:7]  ³ tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”

[19:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”