Judges 7:24

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gideon	גִּדְעוֹן֩ gid.'On	H1439	Gidon · proper noun, a man's name
sent	שָׁלַ֣ח sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
messengers	וּמַלְאָכִ֡ים u.mal.'a.Khim	H4397	a messenger · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
mount	הַ֨ר har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֜יִם 'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
down	רְד֞וּ re.Du	H3381	to descend (literally · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
against	קִרְאָה qirʼâh	H7125	an encountering
Midianites	מִדְיָן֙ mid.Yan	H4080	Midjan · proper noun, a place name
take	וְלִכְד֤וּ ve.likh.Du	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
waters	הַמַּ֔יִם ha.Ma.yim	H4325	water · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Beth-barah	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1012	Beth-Barah · proper noun, a place name
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
men	אִ֤ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ 'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · proper noun, a man's name
together	וַיִּצָּעֵ֞ק vai.yi.tza.'Ek	H6817	to shriek · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
took	וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ vai.yil.ke.Du	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
waters	הַמַּ֔יִם ha.Ma.yim	H4325	water · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Beth-barah	בָּרָ֖ה ba.Rah	H1012	Beth-Barah · proper noun, a place name
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּֽן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Judges 3:27-28 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from…
Judges 12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, L…
John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your praye…
Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your af…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 7:23–end

We have here the prosecution of this glorious victory. 1. Gideon's soldiers that had been dismissed, and perhaps had begun to disperse themselves, upon notice of the enemies' flight got together again, and vigorously pursued those whom they had not courage to face. The men of Israel out of Naphtali and Asher who did this (Jdg 7:23) were not such as now came from those distant countries, but the same that had enlisted themselves (Jdg 6:35), but had been cashiered. Those who were fearful and afraid to fight (Jdg 7:3) now took heart, when the worst was over, and were ready enough to divide the spoil, though backward to make the onset. Those also that might not fight though they had a mind to it…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:24

Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim--The Ephraimites lay on the south and could render seasonable aid. Come . . . take before them the waters unto Beth-barah--(See on Jdg 3:28). These were the northern fords of the Jordan, to the east-northeast of wady Maleh. the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together . . . unto Beth-barah--A new conflict ensued, in which two secondary chiefs were seized and slain on the spots where they were respectively taken. The spots were named after these chiefs, Oreb, "the Raven," and Zeeb, "the Wolf"--appropriate designations of Arab leaders. Next: Judges Chapter 8

John Gill on Judges 7:24

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim,.... To raise the inhabitants of it, who lay nearer Jordan, to which the Midianites would make, in order to intercept them in their flight; or however get possession of the fords of Jordan before them, and hinder their passage over it: saying, come down against the Midianites; for though he had routed them, and they were fled before him, yet he had not men enough with him to destroy them; and besides, as they had their camels to ride on, and he and his men only on foot, they could not come up with them: and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan; namely, all the fords and passages over Jordan, reaching from the lake of…

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Dictionary and topics

Beth-barah — House of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon’s victory (Judg. 7:24). It was probably the chief ford of the Jordan in that district, and may have been that by which Jacob crossed when he…
Bethabara — House of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (John 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took…
Bethbarah — (house of the ford), named only in (Judges 7:24) It derived its chief interest in the possibility that its more modern representative may have been Beth-abara, where John baptized. It was probably…
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…
Jordan — Heb. Yarden, “the descender;” Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, “the watering-place” the chief river of Palestine. It flows from north to south down a deep valley in the centre of the country. The name…
Oreb — Raven, a prince of Midian, who, being defeated by Gideon and put to straits, was slain along with Zeeb (Judg. 7:20-25). Many of the Midianites perished along with him (Ps. 83:9; Isa. 10:26).
Beth-Barah · A place east of the Jordan River — A place east of the Jordan River
Bethabara · A city east of the Jordan — A city east of the Jordan

Judges 7:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 7:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:24

John Gill on Judges 7:24

Dictionary and topics

Judges 7:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 7:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:24

John Gill on Judges 7:24

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 7:24–end

Rashi on Judges 7:24