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 9:32

9:32 Now, come up ²  at night with your men ³  and set an ambush in the field outside the city. ⁴ 

Judges 17:11

17:11 So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah. ⁵ 

[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.)

[9:32]  ² tn Heb “arise.”

[9:32]  ³ tn Heb “you and the people who are with you.”

[9:32]  ⁴ tn The words “outside the city” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[17:11]  ³ tn Heb “the young man became like one of his sons.”