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Judges 7:16-18
New English Translation
Judges 7:16-18
New English Translation
16 He divided the 300 men into three units.[a] He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them.[b] 17 He said to them, “Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely![c] I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do! 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, you also blow your trumpets all around the camp. Then say, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon!’”
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- Judges 7:16 tn Heb “heads.”
- Judges 7:16 tn Heb “the jars.” The noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“them”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.sn They hid the torches inside the earthenware jars to disguise their approach and to keep the torches from being extinguished by the breeze.
- Judges 7:17 tn Or “look.”
Judges 7:16-18
New International Version
Judges 7:16-18
New International Version
16 Dividing the three hundred men(A) into three companies,(B) he placed trumpets(C) and empty jars(D) in the hands of all of them, with torches(E) inside.
17 “Watch me,” he told them. “Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets,(F) then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon.’”
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