The Meaning of Judges 7:23 Explained

Judges 7:23

KJV: And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

YLT: And the men of Israel are called from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all Manasseh, and pursue after Midian.

Darby: And the men of Israel were called out from Naph'tali and from Asher and from all Manas'seh, and they pursued after Mid'ian.

ASV: And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

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What is the context of Judges 7:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

What does Judges 7:23 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 7:23 mean?

And gathered together the men of Israel from Naphtali and Asher all Manasseh and pursued after the Midianites

וַיִּצָּעֵ֧ק אִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִנַּפְתָּלִ֥י וּמִן־ אָשֵׁ֖ר כָּל־ מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן

וַיִּצָּעֵ֧ק	And gathered together
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָעַק Sense: to cry, cry out, call, cry for help.
אִֽישׁ־	the men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
מִנַּפְתָּלִ֥י	from Naphtali
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נַפְתָּלִי Sense: the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel.
אָשֵׁ֖ר	Asher
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָשֵׁר Sense: son of Jacob and Zilpah.
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	Manasseh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	and pursued
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
אַחֲרֵ֥י	after
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
מִדְיָֽן	the Midianites
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְיָן Sense: son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians.

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