Judges 7:24
And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
KJV
Misitque Gedeon nuntios in omnem montem Ephraim, dicens : Descendite in occursum Madian, et occupate aquas usque Bethbera atque Jordanem. Clamavitque omnis Ephraim, et præoccupavit aquas atque Jordanem usque Bethbera.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἀγγέλους ἀπέστειλεν Γεδεὼν ἐν παντὶ ὄρει Ἐφράιμ λέγων Κατάβητε εἰς συνάντησιν Μαδιάμ, καὶ καταλάβετε ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ὕδωρ ἕως Βαιθηρὰ καὶ τὸν Ἱορδάνην· καὶ ἐβόησεν πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ἐφράιμ, καὶ προκατελάβοντο τὸ ὕδωρ ἕως Βαιθηρὰ καὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην.
LXX
And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan.
ASV
וּ/מַלְאָכִ֡ים שָׁלַ֣ח גִּדְעוֹן֩ בְּ/כָל הַ֨ר אֶפְרַ֜יִם לֵ/אמֹ֗ר רְד֞וּ לִ/קְרַ֤את מִדְיָן֙ וְ/לִכְד֤וּ לָ/הֶם֙ אֶת הַ/מַּ֔יִם עַ֛ד בֵּ֥ית בָּרָ֖ה וְ/אֶת הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַ/יִּצָּעֵ֞ק כָּל אִ֤ישׁ אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ וַ/יִּלְכְּד֣וּ אֶת הַ/מַּ֔יִם עַ֛ד בֵּ֥ית בָּרָ֖ה וְ/אֶת הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן
Hebrew
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18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 1:28 — These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- Judg 3:28 — And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a
- Judg 8:3 — God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.