Judges 7:10
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
Judges 7:10 in other translations
| BSB | But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah |
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| WEB | But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp. |
| ASV | But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp: |
| YLT | and if thou art afraid to go down--go down, thou and Phurah thy young man, unto the camp, |
| DARBY | And if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the camp; |
| BBE | But if you have fear of going down, take your servant Purah with you and go down to the tents; |
| Webster | But if thou fearest to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host: |
What does Judges 7:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:9-10
Jud 7:9-15. He Is Encouraged by the Dream and the Interpretation of the Barley Cake. 9-10. Arise, get thee down unto the host ... But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant--In ancient times it was reckoned no degradation for persons of the highest rank and character to act as spies on an enemy's camp; and so Gideon did on this occasion. But the secret errand was directed by God, who intended that…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 7:9-15
The dream seemed to have little meaning in it; but the interpretation evidently proved the whole to be from the Lord, and discovered that the name of Gideon had filled the Midianites with terror. Gideon took this as a sure pledge of success; without delay he worshipped and praised God, and returned with confidence to his three hundred men. Wherever we are, we may speak to God, and worship him. God must have the…
Judges 7:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 7:10
- Exodus 4:10-14
And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. …
- Judges 4:8-9
And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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Context
- Judges 7:9
And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
- Judges 7:10
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
- Judges 7:11
And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
Judges 7:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si tienes temor de descender, baja tú con Phara tu criado al campo, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et si tu crains d’y descendre, descends vers le camp, toi et Pura, ton jeune homme; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn du dich fürchtest, hinabzugehen, so gehe mit Pura, deinem Knaben, zum Lager hinab; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sin autem solus ire formidas, descendat tecum Phara puer tuus. |