Judges 7 · Verse 11

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 7:11, King James Version

Judges 7:11 in other translations

BSBand listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
WEBYou will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp.” Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.
ASVand thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp.
YLTand thou hast heard what they speak, and afterwards are thy hands strengthened, and thou hast gone down against the camp.' And he goeth down, he and Phurah his young man, unto the extremity of the fifties who are in the camp;
DARBYand thou shalt hear what they say; and afterwards shall thy hand be strengthened, and thou shalt go down unto the camp. And he went down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the camp.
BBEAnd after hearing what they are saying, you will get strength to go down against the army. So he went down with his servant Purah to the outer line of the tents of the armed men.
WebsterAnd thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

What does Judges 7:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. the outside of the armed men that were in the host--"Armed," means embodied under the five officers established by the ordinary laws and usages of encampments. The camp seems to have been unprotected by any rampart, since Gideon had no difficulty in reaching and overhearing a conversation, so important to him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Unto the outside of the armed men - No doubt the vast multitudes of Midianites, etc., which came merely for plunder, were wholly unarmed; but they had a guard of armed men, as all the caravans have, and those guards were on the outside of the multitudes; it was to these that Gideon and his servant came.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Judges 7:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.Taand you will hearH8085
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
יְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruwill they speakH1696
וְאַחַר֙ve.'a.Charand afterH310
תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahthey will be strongH2388
יָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khahands yourH3027
וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.Taand you will go downH3381
בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.Nehin the campH4264
וַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went downH3381
הוּא֙hu'heH1931
וּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.Rahand PurahH6513
נַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.Roservant hisH5288
אֶל\־'el-toH413
קְצֵ֥הke.Tzeh[the] edge ofH7097
הַחֲמֻשִׁ֖יםha.cha.mu.Shimthose arrayed for battleH2571
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה\׃Ba.ma.cha.Neh[were] in the campH4264

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Cross references for Judges 7:11

  • 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

    And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

  • Ephesians 6:10

    Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

  • Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  • Exodus 13:18

    But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

  • Judges 7:13-15

    And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

  • Ezra 6:22

    And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 23:16

    And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

  • 1 Samuel 14:8-10

    Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

  • Genesis 24:14

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • Isaiah 35:3-4

    Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

  • Ephesians 3:16

    That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

  • Nehemiah 6:9

    For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt.
13-15; Ge 24:14; 1Sa 14:8,12
thine hands.
1Sa 23:16; Ezr 6:22; Ne 6:9; Isa 35:3,4; 2Co 12:9,10; Eph 3:16
Eph 6:10; Php 4:13
armed men. or, ranks by five.
Ex 13:18; *marg:

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Context

  • 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 7:12

    And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

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Judges 7:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y oirás lo que hablan; y entonces tus manos se esforzarán, y descenderás al campo. Y él descendió con Phara su criado al principio de la gente de armas que estaba en el campo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu entendras ce qu’ils diront, et ensuite tes mains seront fortifiées et tu descendras au camp. Et il descendit, lui et Pura, son jeune homme, aux avant-postes des hommes armés qui étaient dans le camp.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und du wirst hören, was sie reden; und danach werden deine Hände erstarken, und du wirst in das Lager hinabgehen. Da ging er mit Pura, seinem Knaben, hinab bis an das Ende der Gerüsteten, die im Lager waren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cum audieris quid loquantur, tunc confortabuntur manus tuæ, et securior ad hostium castra descendes. Descendit ergo ipse et Phara puer ejus in partem castrorum, ubi erant armatorum vigiliæ.