Hakim-hakim 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.

Hakim-hakim 7:19

7:19 Gideon took a hundred men to the edge of the camp ⁸  at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guards. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars they were carrying. ⁹ 

[7:8]  ¹ tn Heb “The people.”

[7:8]  ² tn The words “who were chosen” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[7:8]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has “in their hands.”

[7:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “tents.”

[7:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “Midian.”

[7:8]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “him” (i.e., Gideon).

[7:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “Gideon went, along with the hundred men who were with him, to the edge of the camp.”

[7:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “that were in their hands.”