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Judges 8:10-12
Lexham English Bible
Judges 8:10-12
Lexham English Bible
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men remained from the entire army[a] of the people of the east; those that fell in battle were one hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen.[b] 11 And Gideon went up the route of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked the army[c] when it was off its guard.[d] 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he routed[e] the entire army.[f]
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- Judges 8:10 Or “camp”
- Judges 8:10 Literally “sword-drawing men”
- Judges 8:11 Or “camp”
- Judges 8:11 Or “unsuspecting”
- Judges 8:12 Or “he frightened” or “he threw into panic”
- Judges 8:12 Or “camp”
Judges 8:10-12
New English Translation
Judges 8:10-12
New English Translation
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their armies. There were about 15,000 survivors from the army of the eastern peoples; 120,000 sword-wielding soldiers had been killed.[a] 11 Gideon went up the road of the nomads[b] east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army.[c] 12 When Zebah and Zalmunna ran away, Gideon[d] chased them and captured the two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna. He had surprised[e] their entire army.
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- Judges 8:10 tn Heb “About 15,000 [in number] were all the ones remaining from the army of the sons of the east. The fallen ones were 120,000 [in number], men drawing the sword.”
- Judges 8:11 tn Heb “the ones living in tents.”
- Judges 8:11 tc Heb “and attacked the army, while the army was secure.” The Hebrew term בֶטַח (vetakh, “secure”) may means the army was undefended (see R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 156), not suspecting an attack at that time and place. A few mss supported by the LXX read the participle form from the same root, בֹטֵחַ (voteakh) “trustingly,” the implication being that they were not attentive to defense.
- Judges 8:12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Judges 8:12 tn Or “routed”; Heb “caused to panic.”
Judges 8:10-12
New International Version
Judges 8:10-12
New International Version
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with a force of about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of the armies of the eastern peoples; a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had fallen.(A) 11 Gideon went up by the route of the nomads east of Nobah(B) and Jogbehah(C) and attacked the unsuspecting army. 12 Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, fled, but he pursued them and captured them, routing their entire army.
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