Judges 7:8

7:8 The men ¹  who were chosen ²  took supplies ³  and their trumpets. Gideon ⁴  sent all the men of Israel back to their homes; ⁵  he kept only three hundred men. Now the Midianites ⁶  were camped down below ⁷  in the valley.

Judges 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ⁸  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ⁹  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

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¹ tn Heb “The people.”

² tn The words “who were chosen” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn The Hebrew text has “in their hands.”

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “tents.”

⁶ tn Heb “Midian.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “him” (i.e., Gideon).

⁸ tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

⁹ tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”