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Judges 7:23

The men of Israel were summoned together from [the tribes of] Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asher;   Courage;   Naphtali;   Strategy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Asher, the Tribe of;   Jews, the;   Naphtali, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Naphtali;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gideon;   Naphtali;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Esdraelon;   Oreb;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Naphtali;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Asher;   Judges, Book of;   Naphtali;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asher;   Gideon;   Levi;   Midian, Mtdianites;   Ophrah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Asher ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asher, Aser ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jerubbaal;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armageddon;   Gideon;   Harod;   Midian;   Naphtali;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;   Naphtali;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gideon;   Tabbath;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asher, Tribe and Territory;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.
Hebrew Names Version
The men of Yisra'el were gathered together out of Naftali, and out of Asher, and out of all Menashsheh, and pursued after Midyan.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
And the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, from Asher, and from all of Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.
English Standard Version
And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.
New Century Version
Then men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all of Manasseh were called out to chase the Midianites.
New English Translation
Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.
New American Standard Bible
And the men of Israel were summoned from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the men of Israel being gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, pursued after the Midianites.
Legacy Standard Bible
and for others, save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.
Contemporary English Version
Gideon sent word for more Israelite soldiers to come from the tribes of Naphtali, Asher, and both halves of Manasseh to help fight the Midianites.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then men of Isra'el were summoned from Naftali, Asher, and both regions of M'nasheh; and they pursued Midyan.
Darby Translation
And the men of Israel were called together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then soldiers from the tribes of Naphtali, Asher, and all of Manasseh were told to chase the Midianites.
George Lamsa Translation
And the men of Israel gathered themselves together from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.
Good News Translation
Then men from the tribes of Naphtali, Asher, and both parts of Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.
Literal Translation
And the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all Manasseh, and chased Midian.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye men of Israel of Nephtali, of Asser, & of Manasse cried, and folowed vpon the Madianites.
American Standard Version
And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
Bible in Basic English
And the men of Israel came together from Naphtali and from Asher and all Manasseh, and went after Midian.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the men of Israel being gathered together out of Nephthalim, of Aser, and of all Manasses, folowed after the Madianites.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
King James Version (1611)
And the men of Israel gathered themselues together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the host fled as far as Bethseed Tagaragatha Abel-meula to Tabath; and the men of Israel from Nephthali, and from Aser, and from all Manasse, came to help, and followed after Madiam.
English Revised Version
And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei fledden `til to Bethsecha, and bi the side, fro Elmonla in to Thebbath. Sotheli men of Israel crieden togidere, of Neptalym, and of Aser, and of alle Manasses, and pursueden Madian; and the Lord yaf victorie to the puple of Israel in that day.
Young's Literal Translation
And the men of Israel are called from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all Manasseh, and pursue after Midian.
Update Bible Version
And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the men of Israel assembled out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.
World English Bible
The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
New King James Version
And the men of Israel gathered together from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.
New Living Translation
Then Gideon sent for the warriors of Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh, who joined in chasing the army of Midian.
New Life Bible
The men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh, to go after Midian.
New Revised Standard
And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after the Midianites.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the men of Israel were called together, out of Naphtali and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, - and pursued Midian.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Fleeing as far as Bethsetta, and the border of Abelmahula, in Tebbath. But the men of Israel, shouting from Nephthali, and Aser, and from all Manasses, pursued after Madian.
Revised Standard Version
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.
THE MESSAGE
Israelites rallied from Naphtali, from Asher, and from all over Manasseh. They had Midian on the run.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The men of Israel were summoned from Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.

Contextual Overview

23The men of Israel were summoned together from [the tribes of] Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.24Then Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of [the tribe of] Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites and take [control of] the waters before them [thereby cutting off the Midianites], as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan [River]." So all the men of Ephraim were assembled together and they took control of the waters, as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan. 25Then the men of Ephraim took the two leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon from across the Jordan.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Judges 6:35, 1 Samuel 14:21, 1 Samuel 14:22

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:30 - one chase 1 Samuel 17:52 - the men of Israel 1 Kings 20:21 - went out

Cross-References

Genesis 7:1
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.
Genesis 7:8
Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and fowls and everything that crawls on the ground,
Genesis 7:9
they came [motivated by God] into the ark with Noah two by two, the male and the female, just as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:10
And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth.
Genesis 7:14
they and every animal according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every moving thing that crawls on the earth according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind, every winged thing of every sort.
Genesis 7:15
So they went into the ark with Noah, two by two of all living beings in which there was the breath and spirit of life.
Genesis 7:17
The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
Genesis 7:18
The waters became mighty and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
Genesis 7:20
[In fact] the waters became fifteen cubits higher [than the highest ground], and the mountains were covered.
Genesis 7:21
All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the men of Israel gathered themselves together,.... Not out of all the tribes, but out of those which lay nearest, and which are particularly mentioned:

out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh: and these seem to be the same persons out of those tribes who first joined Gideon, but were separated from his army; both those that were fearful, and those that bowed their knees to drink, and who perhaps had not gone far before they heard of the defeat and flight of the Midianites; and therefore though they had not courage to face the enemy, at least most of them, yet had spirit enough to pursue a flying enemy; wherefore they returned, or however directed their course the nearest way, where they supposed they fled:

and pursued after the Midianites; and those that were with them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 7:23. The men of Israel gathered — It is very likely that these were some persons whom Gideon had sent home the day before, who now hearing that the Midianites were routed, went immediately in pursuit.


 
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