JDG 7:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then the three-hundred warriors collected the food and ram’s horns from the others before Gideon sent the others back to their own homes.
¶ The Midian camp was below them down in the valley

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἔλαβον τὸν ἐπισιτισμὸν τοῦ λαοῦ ἐν χειρὶ αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς κερατίνας αὐτῶν· καὶ τὸν πάντα ἄνδρα Ἰσραὴλ ἐξαπέστειλεν ἄνδρα εἰς σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ· καὶ τοὺς τριακοσίους ἄνδρας κατίσχυσε· καὶ ἡ παρεμβολὴ Μαδιὰμ ἦσαν αὐτοῦ ὑποκάτω ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι.
(Kai elabon ton episitismon tou laou en ⱪeiri autōn, kai tas keratinas autōn; kai ton panta andra Israaʸl exapesteilen andra eis skaʸnaʸn autou; kai tous triakosious andras katisⱪuse; kai haʸ parembolaʸ Madiam aʸsan autou hupokatō en taʸ koiladi. )

BrTr And they took the provision of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent away every man of Israel each to his tent, and he [fn]strengthened the three hundred; and the army of Madiam were beneath him in the valley.

ULT Then the people took provision into their hand and their shofars but the other men of Israel he sent away, each man to his tents, except for the three hundred of the men he retained. Now the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

UST So Gideon’s three hundred men collected the food and rams’ horns (used as trumpets) from all the other men, and then he sent them home.
¶ The men of Midian were camping in the valley below Gideon.

BSB § So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of the men of Israel to their own tents, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

WMBB So the people took food in their hand, and their shofars[fn]; and he sent all the rest of the men of Israel to their own tents, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

7:8 or, trumpets

NET The men who were chosen took supplies and their trumpets. Gideon sent all the men of Israel back to their homes; he kept only three hundred men. Now the Midianites were camped down below in the valley.

LSV And the people take the provision in their hand, and their horns, and he has sent every man of Israel away, each to his tents; and he has kept hold on the three hundred men, and the camp of Midian has been by him at the lower part of the valley.

FBV The three hundred took over the supplies and trumpets of the others. Gideon sent all the rest home, but held onto the three hundred men.
¶ The Midianite camp was below him in the valley.

T4T So Gideon’s 300 men collected the food and rams’ horns from all the other men, and then he sent them home.
¶ The men of Midian were camping in the valley below Gideon.

LEB So they took their provisions and their trumpets into their hand, and he sent all the men of Israel, each one, to his tent; but three hundred of the men he kept; the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

BBE So they took the vessels of the people, and their horns from their hands, and he sent them away, every man to his tent, keeping only the three hundred; and the tents of Midian were lower down in the valley.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS So they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

ASV So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

DRA So taking victuals and trumpets according to their number, he ordered all the rest of the multitude to depart to their tents: and he with the three hundred gave himself to the battle. Now the camp of Madian was beneath him in the valley.

YLT And the people take the provision in their hand, and their trumpets, and every man of Israel he hath sent away, each to his tents; and on the three hundred men he hath kept hold, and the camp of Midian hath been by him at the lower part of the valley.

Drby And they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their trumpets; and all the men of Israel he sent away, every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

RV So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

Wbstr So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. And the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

KJB-1769 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

KJB-1611 So the people tooke victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel, euery man vnto his tent, and reteined those three hundred men: and the hoste of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
(So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel, every man unto his tent, and reteined those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.)

Bshps They therfore of the people toke vittailes with them, and their trumpettes: And he sent all the rest of Israel, euery man vnto his tent, and retayned those three hundreth men: And the hoast of Madian was beneath him in a valley.
(They therefore of the people took vittailes with them, and their trumpettes: And he sent all the rest of Israel, every man unto his tent, and retayned those three hundreth men: And the host of Madian was beneath him in a valley.)

Gnva So the people tooke vitailes with them, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel, euery man vnto his tent, and reteined the three hundreth men: and the hoste of Midian was beneath him in a valley.
(So the people took vitals/essentials with them, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel, every man unto his tent, and reteined the three hundreth men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in a valley. )

Cvdl And they toke vytayles with them for ye people, and their trompettes: but the other Israelites let he go, euery one vnto his tente. And he strengthed himselfe with the thre hundreth men, and the Madianites hoost laye before him beneth in the valley.
(And they took vitals/essentials with them for ye/you_all people, and their trompettes: but the other Israelites let he go, every one unto his tente. And he strengthed himself with the three hundreth men, and the Midianites host lay before him beneth in the valley.)

Wycl And so whanne thei hadden take meetis and trumpis for the noumbre, he comaundide al the tothir multitude to go to her tabernaclis; and he, with thre hundrid men, yaf hym silf to batel. Sothely the tentis of Madian weren bynethe in the valey.
(And so when they had take meetis and trumpis for the number, he commanded all the other multitude to go to her tabernacles/tents; and he, with three hundred men, gave himself to battle. Sothely the tents of Madian were bynethe in the valley.)

Luth Und sie nahmen Fütterung für das Volk mit sich und ihre Posaunen. Aber die andern Israeliten ließ er alle gehen, einen jeglichen in seine Hütte; er aber stärkte sich mit dreihundert Mann. Und das Heer der Midianiter lag unten vor ihm im Grunde.
(And they/she/them took Fütterung for the people with itself/yourself/themselves and their/her Posaunen. But the change Israeliten let he all go, a jeglichen in his Hütte; he but stärkte itself/yourself/themselves with threehundert man. And the Heer the/of_the Midianiter lag below before/in_front_of him in_the Grunde.)

ClVg Sumptis itaque pro numero cibariis et tubis, omnem reliquam multitudinem abire præcepit ad tabernacula sua: et ipse cum trecentis viris se certamini dedit. Castra autem Madian erant subter in valle.
(Sumptis therefore for number cibariis and tubis, omnem reliquam multitudinem abire ordered to tabernacula sua: and exactly_that/himself when/with trecentis viris se certamini he_gave. Castra however Madian they_were subter in valle. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

בְּ⁠יָדָ֜⁠ם

in/on/at/with,hands,their

See how you translated the same expression in 7:6. Alternate translation: “into their hands”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אֵ֣ת שׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵי⁠הֶ֗ם

and=DOM trumpets,their

The pronoun their refers to the soldiers who were leaving the army. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “and the shofars that the other soldiers had brought”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֵ֨ת כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

and=DOM all/each/any/every (a)_man Yisrael

The author assumes that readers will understand that by every man of Israel he means the soldiers who had not lapped the water from their hands. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “but the soldiers who had not lapped the water from their hands”

Note 4 topic: writing-newevent

וּ⁠מַחֲנֵ֣ה מִדְיָ֔ן הָ֥יָה ל֖⁠וֹ מִ⁠תַּ֥חַת בָּ⁠עֵֽמֶק

and,camp Midyān it_became to=him/it from=under in/on/at/with,valley

The author is introducing a new event in the story. The ULT indicates this with the word Now. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

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