Judges 7:24-8:3
English Standard Version
24 (A)Gideon sent messengers throughout (B)all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and capture the waters against them, as far as (C)Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan. 25 And they captured (D)the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb (E)at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. Then they pursued Midian, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon (F)across the Jordan.
Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna
8 (G)Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. 2 And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not (H)the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? 3 (I)God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” (J)Then their anger[a] against him subsided when he said this.
Footnotes
- Judges 8:3 Hebrew their spirit
Judges 7:24-8:3
Lexham English Bible
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down to oppose[a] Midian, and capture from them the waters up to Beth Barah and the Jordan.” He called out all the men of Ephraim, and they captured the waters up to Beth Barah and the Jordan. 25 And they captured the two commanders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb, while they chased Midian; and they brought the heads[b] of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon from beyond the Jordan.
Gideon Pursues Zebah and Zalmunna
8 The men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?”[c] And they quarreled with him severely. 2 And he said to them, “What I have done now in comparison with you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? 3 God has given into your hand the commanders of Midian, Oreb, and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” And their anger[d] against him subsided when he said that.[e]
Footnotes
- Judges 7:24 Or “meet”
- Judges 7:25 Hebrew “head”
- Judges 8:1 Hebrew “Midianite”
- Judges 8:3 Literally “spirit”
- Judges 8:3 Literally “he said this thing/word”
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