The Meaning of Judges 7:17 Explained

Judges 7:17

KJV: And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

YLT: And he saith unto them, 'Look at me, and thus do; and lo, I am coming into the extremity of the camp -- and it hath been -- as I do so ye do;

Darby: And he said to them, "Look at me, and do likewise; when I come to the outskirts of the camp, do as I do.

ASV: And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

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What is the context of Judges 7:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be [that], as I do, so shall ye do.

What does Judges 7:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 7:9-23 - The Sword Of Jehovah And Of Gideon

Gideon asked for the sign of the fleece, but God, without his asking, gave him that of the barley-cake. It was only barley-bread, the cheapest and commonest kind of food, but it overthrew a tent. Gideon was quick to recognize the symbol of his weakness and helplessness, but he recognized also the presage of victory. Lying there in the moonless night, with his head toward that tent, he worshiped and hastened back to his camp. We remember what Jesus made of barley-loaves. See John 6:9; John 6:13.

The blare of the trumpets, the breaking of the pitchers, the flashing of the lights, and the shouting from three sides of the camp startled the sleeping host into panic. Surely this scene was in Paul's thought when he said that God's light had shone forth on the midnight darkness of that age; and then confessed that the light was contained in the earthen vessel of mortality, "that the excellency of the power might be of God." Let us not be too greatly disturbed when the sorrows and persecutions of earth break up our peace and strength-this is the breaking of the earthen vessel. Our business must be to see that the torch burns within, 2 Corinthians 4:6, etc. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 7

¹ Gideon's army of thirty-two thousand is brought to three hundred
⁹ He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the burley cake
¹⁶ His plan of trumpets and lamps in pitchers
²⁴ The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb

What do the individual words in Judges 7:17 mean?

And he said to them at me Look and likewise Do and when watch I come to the edge of the camp and as I do so you shall do

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִמֶּ֥נִּי תִרְא֖וּ וְכֵ֣ן תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֥י בָא֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה כַאֲשֶׁר־ אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כֵּ֥ן תַּעֲשֽׂוּן

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	And he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מִמֶּ֥נִּי	at me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
תִרְא֖וּ	Look
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וְכֵ֣ן	and likewise
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
וְהִנֵּ֨ה	and when watch
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
בָא֙	come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בִּקְצֵ֣ה	to the edge
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: קָצֶה Sense: end, extremity.
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה	of the camp
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.
אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה	I do
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֵּ֥ן	so
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
תַּעֲשֽׂוּן	you shall do
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural, Paragogic nun Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.

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