Judges 7:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down to the army. Then he went down with Phurah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ מַה־יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ וְאַחַר֙ תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יָדֶ֔יךָ וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֵּ֤רֶד הוּא֙ וּפֻרָ֣ה נַעֲר֔וֹ אֶל־קְצֵ֥ה הַחֲמֻשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And-wəšāmaʿtā what-yədabbērû and-afterward teḥĕzaqnâ hands-your and-wəyāradtā in-bammaḥăneh and-wayyēred he and-Pûrâ naʿărô to-edge-of haḥămušîm which in-bammaḥăneh.

Grammar Details

• *wəšāmaʿtā*: waw consecutive + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you will hear
• *yədabbērû*: piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will speak
• *teḥĕzaqnâ*: qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - they will be strengthened
• *wəyāradtā*: waw consecutive + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you will go down
• *bammaḥăneh*: preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the camp
• *wayyēred*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down
• *Pûrâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Purah
• *naʿărô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant/young man
• *haḥămušîm*: definite adjective, masculine plural - the armed men/the fifty

Word Meanings

• *wəšāmaʿtā*: you will hear/you shall listen to
• *yədabbērû*: they will speak/they are saying/they will talk
• *teḥĕzaqnâ*: will be strengthened/will be emboldened/will gain courage
• *wəyāradtā*: you will go down/you shall descend
• *wayyēred*: he went down/he descended
• *naʿărô*: his servant/his young man/his attendant
• *haḥămušîm*: the armed men/the fighters/the fifty/the battle-ready

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Listen to what they are saying, and afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and his servant Purah went down to the edge of the armed men who were in the camp.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and thou shalt hear{H8085} what they say;{H1696} and afterward{H310} shall thy hands{H3027} be strengthened{H2388} to go down{H3381} into the camp.{H4264} Then went he down{H3381} with Purah{H6513} his servant{H5288} unto the outermost{H7097} part of the armed men{H2571} that were in the camp.{H4264}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt hear{H8085}{(H8804)} what they say{H1696}{(H8762)}; and afterward{H310} shall thine hands{H3027} be strengthened{H2388}{(H8799)} to go down{H3381}{(H8804)} unto the host{H4264}. Then went he down{H3381}{(H8799)} with Phurah{H6513} his servant{H5288} unto the outside{H7097} of the armed men{H2571} that were in the host{H4264}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  yt thou maiest heare what they saie: after that shalt thou be bolde, and thy honde stronge, that thou mayest go downe in to the hoost. Than wente Gedeon downe with his sernaunt vnto ye uttemost parte of ye watchme of armes yt were in ye hoost.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt hearken what they say, and so shal thine handes be strong to go downe vnto the hoste. Then went he downe and Phurah his seruant vnto the outside of the souldiers that were in the hoste.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt hearken what they say, and so shall thine handes be strong to go downe vnto ye hoast. Then went he downe & Phara his ladde vnto the outsyde of the men of armes that were in the hoast.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that [were] in the host.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and you shall hear what they say; and afterward shall your hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast heard what they speak, and afterwards are thy hands strengthened, and thou hast gone down against the camp.' And he goeth down, he and Phurah his young man, unto the extremity of the fifties who `are' in the camp;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after hearing what they are saying, you will get strength to go down against the army. So he went down with his servant Purah to the outer line of the tents of the armed men.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp." Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave and attack the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 7:13-15 : 13 And when Gideon came, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his friend; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the Midianite camp, and came to a tent, and struck it that it fell, and overturned it, so that the tent lay flat. 14 And his friend answered and said, This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; for God has delivered Midian and all the army into his hand. 15 And it was so when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshipped, and returned to the army of Israel and said, Arise, for the LORD has delivered the Midianite army into your hand.
• 1 Sam 14:8-9 : 8 Then Jonathan said, "Behold, we will cross over to these men, and we will reveal ourselves to them." 9 If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up, for the LORD has delivered them into our hand; and this will be a sign to us."
• 1 Sam 14:12 : 12 The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something." Jonathan said to his armorbearer, "Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel."
• 1 Sam 23:16 : 16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David in the forest, and strengthened his hand in God.
• Ezra 6:22 : 22 And kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
• Neh 6:9 : 9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands will be weakened from the work, so that it will not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
• Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
• Eph 3:16 : 16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being;
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
• Gen 24:14 : 14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
• Exod 13:18 : 18 But God led the people around, through the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.