Judges 7:9

Gideon Reassured of Victory

7:9 That night the Lord said to Gideon, ¹  “Get up! Attack ²  the camp, for I am handing it over to you. ³ 

Judges 8:11

8:11 Gideon went up the road of the nomads ⁴  east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army. ⁵ 

Judges 9:32

9:32 Now, come up ⁶  at night with your men ⁷  and set an ambush in the field outside the city. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “Go down against.”

³ tn The Hebrew verbal form is a perfect, emphasizing the certainty of the promise.

⁴ tn Heb “the ones living in tents.”

⁵ tn Heb “and attacked the army, while the army was secure.” The Hebrew term בֶטַח (vetakh, “secure”) probably means the army was undefended (see R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 156), not suspecting an attack at that time and place.

⁶ tn Heb “arise.”

⁷ tn Heb “you and the people who are with you.”

⁸ tn The words “outside the city” are supplied in the translation for clarification.