Judges 7:24
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And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.
In other translations
And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.
Hebrew words
וּמַלְאָכִיםumal'akhimand messengersH4397שָׁלַחshalachhe sentH7971גִּדְעוֹןgid'onGideonH1439בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605הַרhar[the] hill country ofH2022אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559רְדוּreducome downH3381לִקְרַאתlikratto meetH7122מִדְיָןmidyanMidianH4080וְלִכְדוּvelikhduand captureH3920לָהֶםlahemto <the> themאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325עַד'adtoH5704בֵּיתbeitBethH1012בָּרָהbarahBarahH1012וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383וַיִּצָּעֵקvaiyitza'ekand he was summonedH6817כָּל־kol-everyH3605אִישׁ'ish<the> man ofH376אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669וַיִּלְכְּדוּvaiyilkeduand they capturedH3920אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325עַד'adtoH5704בֵּיתbeitBethH1012בָּרָהbarahBarahH1012וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַיַּרְדֵּן׃haiyardenthe JordanH3383
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Philippians 1:27Only 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 affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
- Judges 12:5And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
- Romans 15:30Now 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 prayers to God for me;Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
- John 1:28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- Judges 3:27-2827 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 the mount, and he before them. 28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.27 On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader. 28 “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
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People and places
Places: Beth-barah, Jordan, Midian