Judges 7:19

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gideon	גִ֠דְעוֹן Gid.'on	H1439	Gidon · proper noun, a man's name
hundred	וּמֵאָה u.me.'ah-	H3967	a hundred · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	אִ֨ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
came	וַיָּבֹ֣א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
outside	בִּקְצֵ֣ה bik.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה ha.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
beginning	רֹ֚אשׁ rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct
middle	הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה ha.ti.kho.Nah	H8484	central · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
watch	הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת ha.'ash.Mo.ret	H821	a night watch · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
but	אַ֛ךְ 'akh	H389	a particle of affirmation · adverb
newly	הָקֵ֥ם ha.Kem	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil infinitive absolute
set	הֵקִ֖ימוּ he.Ki.mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
watch	הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑ים ha.sho.me.Rim	H8104	properly · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
blew	וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ vai.yit.ke.'U	H8628	to clatter · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
trumpets	בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹת ba.Sho.fa.Rot	H7782	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
brake	וְנָפ֥וֹץ ve.na.Fotz	H5310	to dash to pieces · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute
pitchers	הַכַּדִּ֖ים ha.ka.Dim	H3537	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
hands	בְּיָדָֽם be.ya.Dam	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Exodus 14:24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, a…
Psalms 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Judges 7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within t…
Jeremiah 13:13-14 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David…
Jeremiah 19:1-11 Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
1 Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 7:16-22

Here is, I. The alarm which Gideon gave to the hosts of Midian in the dead time of the night; for it was intended that those who had so long been a terror to Israel, and had so often frightened them, should themselves be routed and ruined purely by terror. 1. The attack here made was, in many circumstances, like that which Abraham made upon the army that had taken Lot captive. The number of men was much the same: Abraham had 318, Gideon 300; they both divided their forces, both made their attack by night, and were both victorious under great disadvantages (Gen 14:14, Gen 14:15); and Gideon is not only a son of Abraham (so were the Midianites by Keturah) but an heir of his faith. Gideon, (1.)…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:16

HIS STRATAGEM AGAINST MIDIAN. (Jdg 7:16-24) he divided the three hundred men into three companies--The object of dividing his forces was, that they might seem to be surrounding the enemy. The pitchers were empty to conceal the torches, and made of earthenware, so as to be easily broken; and the sudden blaze of the held-up lights--the loud echo of the trumpets, and the shouts of Israel, always terrifying (Num 23:21), and now more terrible than ever by the use of such striking words, broke through the stillness of the midnight air. The sleepers started from their rest; not a blow was dealt by the Israelites; but the enemy ran tumultuously, uttering the wild, discordant cries peculiar to the A…

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John Gill on Judges 7:19

So Gideon, and the one hundred men that were with him,.... Which was one of the three companies his army was divided into, and which company he had the command of particularly: came unto the outside of the camp, in the beginning of the middle watch; the second watch, for the night was divided into three watches; for though in later times there were four watches, among the Romans (h), and which the Jews received from them; hence in the New Testament we read of the fourth watch; yet in earlier times, with the Jews and other eastern nations, there were but three watches, as affirmed by Jarchi and Kimchi on the place: and very wisely did Gideon fix on this watch for the time of his coming; for…

Dictionary and topics

Day — The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Lev. 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps. 55:17). “The heat of the day” (1 Sam. 11:11; Neh. 7:3) was at our nine o’clock, and “the…
Dream — God has frequently made use of dreams in communicating his will to men. The most remarkable instances of this are recorded in the history of Jacob (Gen. 28:12; 31:10), Laban (31:24), Joseph…
Esdraelon — The Greek form of the Hebrew “Jezreel,” the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e., “the meadow of the son of Amer”) which stretches across Central Palestine from the…
Harod — Palpitation, a fountain near which Gideon and his army encamped on the morning of the day when they encountered and routed the Midianites (Judg. 7). It was south of the hill Moreh. The present ‘Ain…
Hour — First found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a “moment,” a “look.” It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season (Matt.…
Pitcher — A vessel for containing liquids. In the East pitchers were usually carried on the head or shoulders (Gen. 24:15-20; Judg. 7:16, 19; Mark 14:13).
Watches — The periods into which the time between sunset and sunrise was divided. They are so called because watchmen relieved each other at each of these periods. There are frequent references in Scripture to…
Watches Of Night — The Jews, like the Greeks and Romans, divided the night into military watches instead of hours, each watch representing the period for which sentinels or pickets remained on duty. The proper Jewish…
Jews, The · Often distinguished in war — Often distinguished in war
Midianites · Miraculously defeated and destroyed by Gideon — Miraculously defeated and destroyed by Gideon

Judges 7:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 7:16-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:16

John Gill on Judges 7:19

Dictionary and topics

Judges 7:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 7:16-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:16

John Gill on Judges 7:19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 7:19

Rashi on Judges 7:19