6:33 All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east 1 assembled. They crossed the Jordan River 2 and camped in the Jezreel Valley.
8:4 Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. 3
1 tn Heb “Midian, Amalek, and the sons of the east.”
2 tn The words “the Jordan River” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.
3 tn Heb “And Gideon arrived at the Jordan, crossing over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, exhausted and chasing.” The English past perfect (“had crossed”) is used because this verse flashes back chronologically to an event that preceded the hostile encounter described in vv. 1-3. (Note that 7:25 assumes Gideon had already crossed the Jordan.)