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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they seized the waters as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.(A) 25 They captured the two captains of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb, as they pursued the Midianites. They brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.(B)
Gideon’s Triumph and Vengeance
8 Then the Ephraimites said to him, “What have you done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against the Midianites?” And they upbraided him violently.(C) 2 So he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? 3 God has given into your hands the captains of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you?” When he said this, their anger against him subsided.(D)
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