Geneva Bible Notes: Judges 7

Judges 7:1 ^/ Ebr. Hammoreb.

Judges 7:1 ^/ Ebr. En-Harod.

Judges 7:2 ^! The Lord commandeth Gideon to send a way parte of his companie.

Judges 7:2 ^a God wil not that anie creature depriue him of his glorie.

Judges 7:4 ^b I wil giue thee a proof to knowe them that shal go with thee.

Judges 7:5 ^c Let them departe, as vnmete for this enterprise.

Judges 7:7 ^d That is, the one and thirtie thousand and 700.

Judges 7:8 ^/ Ebr. in their hands.

Judges 7:8 ^/ Or, incouraged.

Judges 7:9 ^e Thus the Lord by diuers meanes doeth strengthen him that he faint not in so great an enterprise.

Judges 7:13 ^f Some read, a trembling noise of barley bread: meaning that one of no reputacion. shulde make their great armie to tremble.

Judges 7:15 ^g Or, gaue God thankes, as it is in the Chade text.

Judges 7:16 ^/ Or, fire brands.

Judges 7:16 ^h These weake meanes God vsed, to signifie that the whole victorie came of him.

Judges 7:18 ⁱ That is, the victorie shalbe the Lords and Gideons his seruant.

Judges 7:20 ^k Shal destroy the enemies.

Judges 7:21 ^/ Or, broke their array.

Judges 7:22 ^! The Midianites are discomfitted by a wonderous sort.

Judges 7:22 ^l The Lord caused the Midianites to kil one another.

Judges 7:24 ^m Meaning the passages or the foords, that they shulde not escape.

Judges 7:25 ^! Oreb and Zeeb are slaine.

Judges 7:25 ⁿ These places had their names of the actes that were done there.