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The men[a] who were chosen[b] took supplies[c] and their trumpets. Gideon[d] sent all the men of Israel back to their homes;[e] he kept only 300 men. Now the Midianites[f] were camped down below[g] in the valley.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 7:8 tn Heb “The people.”
  2. Judges 7:8 tn The words “who were chosen” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  3. Judges 7:8 tn The Hebrew text has “in their hands.”
  4. Judges 7:8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Judges 7:8 tn Heb “tents.”
  6. Judges 7:8 tn Heb “Midian.”
  7. Judges 7:8 tn The Hebrew text adds “him” (i.e., Gideon).

So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites home but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.

Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.

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