Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside. New Living Translation He divided the 300 men into three groups and gave each man a ram’s horn and a clay jar with a torch in it. English Standard Version And he divided the 300 men into three companies and put trumpets into the hands of all of them and empty jars, with torches inside the jars. Berean Standard Bible And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. King James Bible And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. New King James Version Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. New American Standard Bible And he divided the three hundred men into three units, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers. NASB 1995 He divided the 300 men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers. NASB 1977 And he divided the 300 men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers. Legacy Standard Bible And he divided the 300 men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers. Amplified Bible He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers. Christian Standard Bible Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each of the men a ram’s horn in one hand and an empty pitcher with a torch inside it in the other hand. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then he divided the 300 men into three companies and gave each of the men a trumpet in one hand and an empty pitcher with a torch inside it in the other.” American Standard Version And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers. Contemporary English Version Gideon divided his little army into three groups of 100 men, and he gave each soldier a trumpet and a large clay jar with a burning torch inside. English Revised Version And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers. GOD'S WORD® Translation Gideon divided the 300 men into three companies. He gave them each rams' horns and jars with torches inside. Good News Translation He divided his three hundred men into three groups and gave each man a trumpet and a jar with a torch inside it. International Standard Version Then he separated the 300 men into three companies, gave them each trumpets to carry, along with jars into which he placed lit torches. Majority Standard Bible And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram?s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. NET Bible He divided the three hundred men into three units. He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them. New Heart English Bible He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers. Webster's Bible Translation And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. World English Bible He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he divides the three hundred men [into] three detachments, and puts horns into the hand of all of them, and empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. Young's Literal Translation And he divideth the three hundred men into three detachments, and putteth trumpets into the hand of all of them, and empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. Smith's Literal Translation And he will divide the three hundred men into three beginnings, and he will give trumpets into the hand of them all, and empty buckets, and torches in the midst of the buckets. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he divided the three hundred men into three parts, and gave them trumpets in their hands, and empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. Catholic Public Domain Version And he divided the three hundred men into three parts. And he gave trumpets, and empty pitchers, and lamps for the middle of the pitchers, into their hands. New American Bible He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and provided them all with horns and with empty jars and torches inside the jars. New Revised Standard Version After he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and put trumpets into the hands of all of them, and empty jars, with torches inside the jars, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he divided the three hundred men into three divisions, and he put horns into all their hands, and empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them horns, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and put horns in the hands of all, and empty pitchers, and torches in the pitchers: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gideon Defeats Midian15When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” 16And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. 17“Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do.… Cross References Joshua 6:4-5 Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns. / And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.” 1 Samuel 17:40 And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. Exodus 14:16 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 2 Chronicles 20:21-22 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.” / The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. Hebrews 11:32-34 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. Isaiah 41:14-16 Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. / Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. 2 Kings 7:6-7 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” / Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives. 1 Samuel 14:6-15 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” / His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” / “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them. ... Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Psalm 44:3-7 For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. / You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. / Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. ... 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Treasury of Scripture And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. three companies. 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. lamps. Jump to Previous Bands Companies Detachments Divided Divideth Dividing Empty Hand Hands Horn Horns Hundred Inside Jars Lamps Pitchers Putteth Separating Three Torches Trumpet Trumpets Vessel WithinJump to Next Bands Companies Detachments Divided Divideth Dividing Empty Hand Hands Horn Horns Hundred Inside Jars Lamps Pitchers Putteth Separating Three Torches Trumpet Trumpets Vessel WithinJudges 7 1. Gideon's army of thirty-two thousand is brought to three hundred9. He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the burley cake 16. His plan of trumpets and lamps in pitchers 24. The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb And he divided The act of dividing the men into groups is strategic and intentional. The Hebrew root for "divided" is "חָלַק" (chalak), which implies a purposeful distribution. This division reflects God's wisdom imparted to Gideon, emphasizing that victory does not come from numbers but from divine strategy. It is a reminder that God often works through what seems foolish to the world to achieve His purposes. the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other with torches inside the jars A trumpet.--Hearing the sound of three hundred rams' horns, the Midianites would naturally suppose that they were being attacked by three hundred companies. . . . Verse 16. - Trumpets, which had been collected from the whole army (ver. 8, note). Lamps. Rather, as in the margin, torches, within the pitchers, so as not to be seen till the pitchers were broken, when the torches would flare with a sudden blaze. The pitchers were vessels for drawing water, as appears from Genesis 24:14, 16, 18, 20. They were doubtless of earthenware, as they were so easily broken.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And he dividedוַיַּ֛חַץ (way·ya·ḥaṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2673: To cut, split in two, to halve the three שְׁלֹשׁ־ (šə·lōš-) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice hundred מֵא֥וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural Strong's 3967: A hundred men הָאִ֖ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person into three שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice companies רָאשִׁ֑ים (rā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head and gave וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set each man כֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every a trumpet שׁוֹפָר֤וֹת (šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn in one hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand and a large jar [in the other], וְכַדִּ֣ים (wə·ḵad·dîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar containing בְּת֥וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre a torch. וְלַפִּדִ֖ים (wə·lap·pi·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3940: A flambeau, lamp, flame Links Judges 7:16 NIVJudges 7:16 NLT Judges 7:16 ESV Judges 7:16 NASB Judges 7:16 KJV Judges 7:16 BibleApps.com Judges 7:16 Biblia Paralela Judges 7:16 Chinese Bible Judges 7:16 French Bible Judges 7:16 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 7:16 He divided the three hundred men into (Jd Judg. 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