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21 Each man stood at his station around the camp. The whole Midianite camp started running, raised the alarm, and fled.[a]

22 When the Israelites blew the three hundred ram’s horns,[b] the Lord turned the sword of each Midianite against the person next to him throughout the whole camp.

The Midianite army fled up to Beth Shittah, toward Zererah, up to the border of Abel Meholah, as far as Tabbath.

23 Then all the men of Israel were summoned, from Naphtali, from Asher, and from all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 7:21 Or, following a variant of the Hebrew, Gideon’s men shouted a war cry and put them to flight.
  2. Judges 7:22 The name of the instrument is ram’s horn. The apostrophe does not move no matter how many horns or rams there may be.

21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.(A)

22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded,(B) the Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other(C) with their swords.(D) The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah(E) near Tabbath. 23 Israelites from Naphtali, Asher(F) and all Manasseh were called out,(G) and they pursued the Midianites.(H)

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