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New Century Version

Judges 8:4

When Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan River, they were tired, but they chased the enemy across to the other side.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gideon;   Israel;   Jordan;   Patriotism;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jordan;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gideon;   Gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Penuel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Succoth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gideon;   Judges, Book of;   Zalmunna;   Zebah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gideon;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Midian, Mtdianites;   Ophrah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Midian;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Gideon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abel-Meholah;   Faint;   Ford;   Gideon;   Jether;   Oreb and Zeeb;   Palestine;   Zebah and Zalmunna;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gideon;   Succoth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Gideon and the three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.
Hebrew Names Version
Gid`on came to the Yarden, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
King James Version
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
Lexham English Bible
Then Gideon came to the Jordan, crossing it with the three hundred men who were with him, weary and pursuing.
English Standard Version
And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.
New English Translation
Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites.
Amplified Bible
So Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over [the river], he and the three hundred men who were with him—exhausted, yet [still] pursuing [the enemy].
New American Standard Bible
Then Gideon and the three hundred men who were with him came to the Jordan and crossed over, exhausted yet still pursuing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Gideon came to Iorden to passe ouer, hee, and the three hundreth men that were with him, weary, yet pursuing them.
Legacy Standard Bible
En Gídeon het gekom by die Jordaan, en hy en die drie honderd man wat by hom was, het oorgetrek, moeg en besig om te agtervolg.
Contemporary English Version
After Gideon and his three hundred troops had chased the Midianites as far as the Jordan River, they were exhausted.
Complete Jewish Bible
By now Gid‘on and his three hundred men had come to the Yarden and crossed over. They were exhausted but were still pursuing the enemy.
Darby Translation
And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Gideon and his 300 men came to the Jordan River and went across to the other side, but they were tired and hungry.
George Lamsa Translation
And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, pursuing, yet faint from hunger.
Good News Translation
By this time Gideon and his three hundred men had come to the Jordan River and had crossed it. They were exhausted, but were still pursuing the enemy.
Literal Translation
And Gideon came to the Jordan, he crossing over, and three hundred who were with him, being weary, yet pursuing.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan Gedeon came vnto Iordane, he wente ouer with the thre hundreth me that were with him, and they were weery, and folowed vpon their chace.
American Standard Version
And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
Bible in Basic English
Then Gideon came to Jordan and went over it with his three hundred, overcome with weariness and in need of food.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Gedeon came to Iordane to passe ouer, he & the three hundred men that were with him weery, and yet folowed the chase.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
King James Version (1611)
And Gideon came to Iordan, and passed ouer, hee, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Gedeon came to Jordan, and went over, himself and the three hundred with him, hungry, yet pursuing.
English Revised Version
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Gedeon hadde come to Jordan, he passide it with thre hundrid men, that weren with hym; and for weerynesse thei myyten not pursue hem that fledden.
Young's Literal Translation
And Gideon cometh in unto the Jordan, passing over, he and the three hundred men who [are] with him -- wearied, and pursuing,
Update Bible Version
And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them].
World English Bible
Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
New King James Version
When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.
New Living Translation
Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
New Life Bible
Then Gideon and the 300 men with him came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were tired but they kept going.
New Revised Standard
Then Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the three hundred who were with him, exhausted and famished.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Gideon came towards the Jordan, being about to pass over - he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.
Revised Standard Version
And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing.
THE MESSAGE
Gideon and his three hundred arrived at the Jordan and crossed over. They were bone-tired but still pressing the pursuit. He asked the men of Succoth, "Please, give me some loaves of bread for my troops I have with me. They're worn out, and I'm hot on the trail of Zebah and Zalmunna, the Midianite kings."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Gideon and the 300 men who were with him came to the Jordan and crossed over, weary yet pursuing.

Contextual Overview

4 When Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan River, they were tired, but they chased the enemy across to the other side. 5 Gideon said to the men of Succoth, "Please give my soldiers some bread because they are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." 6 But the leaders of Succoth said, "Why should we give your soldiers bread? You haven't caught Zebah and Zalmunna yet." 7 Then Gideon said, "The Lord will surrender Zebah and Zalmunna to me. After that, I will whip your skin with thorns and briers from the desert." 8 Gideon left Succoth and went to the city of Peniel and asked them for food. But the people of Peniel gave him the same answer as the people of Succoth. 9 So Gideon said to the men of Peniel, "After I win the victory, I will return and pull down this tower." 10 Zebah and Zalmunna and their army were in the city of Karkor. About fifteen thousand men were left of the armies of the peoples of the east. Already one hundred twenty thousand soldiers had been killed. 11 Gideon went up the road of those who live in tents east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked the enemy army when they did not expect it. 12 Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian, ran away, but Gideon chased and captured them and frightened away their army. 13 Then Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the Pass of Heres.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

faint: 1 Samuel 14:28, 1 Samuel 14:29, 1 Samuel 14:31, 1 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samuel 30:10, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 4:9, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Galatians 6:9, Hebrews 12:1-4

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:29 - and he Judges 7:25 - on the other side Judges 9:17 - fought Judges 15:18 - he was sore 2 Samuel 16:2 - that such 2 Samuel 17:29 - The people Isaiah 21:14 - brought Mark 8:3 - General Hebrews 11:34 - out of

Cross-References

Genesis 8:17
Bring every animal out of the boat with you—the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. Let them have many young ones so that they might grow in number."
Genesis 8:19
Every animal, everything that crawls on the earth, and every bird went out of the boat by families.
2 Kings 19:37
One day as Sennacherib was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword. Then they escaped to the land of Ararat. So Sennacherib's son Esarhaddon became king of Assyria.
Isaiah 37:38
One day as Sennacherib was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword. Then they escaped to the land of Ararat. So Sennacherib's son Esarhaddon became king of Assyria.
Jeremiah 51:27
"Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Get the nations ready for battle against Babylon. Call these kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to fight against her. Choose a commander to lead the army against Babylon. Send so many horses that they are like a swarm of locusts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over..... That river;

:- he and three hundred men that were with him, at the defeat of the Midianites in the valley of Jezreel; so that neither at that nor in the pursuit of them hitherto, had he lost one man:

faint, yet pursuing [them]: they were faint with being up all night, and continually blowing their trumpets; and had been upon the pursuit of their enemies ever since the defeat; and yet, though they were so faint, they did not leave off the pursuit, but were eager at it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 8:4. Faint, yet pursuing — The Vulgate paraphrases this, et prae lassitudine, fugientes persequi non poterant; "and, through fatigue, unable to pursue the fugitives."


 
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