Judges 7:25

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
took	וַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּ vai.yil.ke.Du	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
two	שְׁנֵֽי she.nei-	H8147	two · noun, common both genders dual construct
princes	שָׂרֵ֨י sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Midianites	מִדְיָ֜ן mid.Yan	H4080	Midjan · proper noun, a place name
Oreb	עֹרֵ֣ב 'o.Rev	H6159	Oreb · proper noun, a man's name
Zeeb	זְאֵ֗ב ze.'Ev	H2062	Zeeb · proper noun, a man's name
slew	וַיַּהַרְג֨וּ vai.ya.har.Gu	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Oreb	עוֹרֵ֤ב o.Rev	H6159	Oreb · proper noun, a man's name
rock	בְּצוּר be.tzur-	H6697	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Oreb	עוֹרֵב֙ o.Rev	H6159	Oreb · proper noun, a man's name
Zeeb	זְאֵב֙ ze.'Ev	H2062	Zeeb · proper noun, a man's name
slew	הָרְג֣וּ ha.re.Gu	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
winepress	בְיֶֽקֶב ve.ye.kev-	H3342	a trough (as dug out) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Zeeb	זְאֵ֔ב ze.'Ev	H2062	Zeeb · proper noun, a man's name
pursued	וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ vai.yir.de.Fu	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Midian	מִדְיָ֑ן mid.Yan	H4080	Midjan · proper noun, a place name
brought	הֵבִ֙יאוּ֙ he.Vi.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
heads	וְרֹאשׁ ve.rosh-	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Oreb	עֹרֵ֣ב 'o.Rev	H6159	Oreb · proper noun, a man's name
Zeeb	וּזְאֵ֔ב u.ze.'Ev	H2062	Zeeb · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Gideon	גִּדְע֔וֹן gid.'on	H1439	Gidon · proper noun, a man's name
side	מֵעֵ֖בֶר me.'E.ver	H5676	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jordan	לַיַּרְדֵּֽן lai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 10:26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the…
Judges 8:3-4 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger wa…
Psalms 83:11-12 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Joshua 7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of th…

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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 7:25

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb,.... The one signifies a "raven", and the other a "wolf"; which were either nicknames given them because of their voraciousness and cruelty, or which they took themselves, or their ancestors before them, to make themselves terrible to others; so the Romans had the families of the Corvini, &c. and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb; perhaps they found him in a cave of the rock, and dragging him out slew him, from whence the rock afterwards had its name. So we read of the rock Corax in Homer (p), which was in Ithaca, and another high mountain of the same name in Aetolia, mentioned by Livy (q) and which signifies the same as Oreb. This…

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The Church Fathers

They who were glorying in their army, whose king was the Assyrian and who used to boast "I will scale the heavens," not only fell down to earth but on the ground became dung."Make their nobles." What nobles? Those who fight against your people. "Like Oreb and Zeeb; all their chiefs like Zebah and Zalmunna." I suppose you have read in the book of Judges the story of Gideon, who is also called Jerubbaal, how he outwitted those four kings while fighting for the people of God and put an end to them. And notice the kind of nobles these Midianites are who abandoned the judgment of God: "Oreb and Zeeb; all their chiefs like Zebah and Zalmunna." Who would dream that such words contain mysteries of the Savior? The philosophers read them and smile; the rhetoricians read them and sneer. Not only the rhetoricians, however, but the Jews, too; they have not the key to their treasures, for a veil covers their eyes. "Oreb" means a "hole in which a snake lurks"; "Zeeb" equals "wolf." Mark, now, the names of the chiefs of Christ's opponents: "Zebah," "victim or spoil that the wolf will strangle"; and "Zalmunna," "masters of malice." See, then, the divine secrets hidden away in names?
— Jerome, HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 15 (PS 82)

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Dictionary and topics

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…
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).
Oreb, The Rock — the “raven’s crag,” the spot, east of Jordan, at which the Midianite chieftain Oreb with thousands of his countrymen, fell by the hand of the Ephraimites, and which probably acquired its name…
Oreb, The rock of — The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg. 7:25; Isa. 10:26). It was probably the place now called Orbo, on the east of Jordan, near Bethshean.
Tabbath — Famous, a town in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 7:22), to the south of Bethshean, near the Jordan.
Zeeb — The wolf, one of the two leaders of the great Midianite host which invaded Israel and was utterly routed by Gideon. The division of that host, which attempted to escape across the Jordan, under Oreb…
Captive · .Putting to — .Putting to
Ephraim · .Joined Gi — .Joined Gi
Ephraim, Tribe Of · Assisted: Gideon against Midian — Assisted: Gideon against Midian

Judges 7:25

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 7:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Judges 7:25

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 7:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 7:24–end

Rashi on Judges 7:25