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Judges 7:24

Judges 7:24 is verse 24 of Judges chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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King James Version

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.

World English Bible

Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!” So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.

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Judges 7:22–25 · Berean Standard Bible

22 And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

23 Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.

24 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.

25 They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.

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Hebrew words

וּמַלְאָכִ֡יםand messengersשָׁלַ֣חhe sentגִּדְעוֹן֩Gideonבְּכָלin allהַ֨ר[the] hill country ofאֶפְרַ֜יִםEphraimלֵאמֹ֗ר<to> sayingרְד֞וּcome downלִקְרַ֤אתto meetמִדְיָן֙Midianוְלִכְד֤וּand captureלָהֶם֙to <the> themאֶת<obj.>הַמַּ֔יִםthe watersעַ֛דtoבֵּ֥יתבָּרָ֖הBarahוְאֶתand <obj.>הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanוַיִּצָּעֵ֞קand he was summonedכָּלeveryאִ֤ישׁ<the> man ofאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraimוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּand they capturedאֶת<obj.>הַמַּ֔יִםthe watersעַ֛דtoבֵּ֥יתבָּרָ֖הBarahוְאֶתand <obj.>הַיַּרְדֵּֽןthe Jordan

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Judges 3:27

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.

Romans 15:30

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.

Philippians 1:27

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 3:28

“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.

Judges 12:5

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,”

John 1:28

All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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