Judges 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.”

Judges 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude.”

Judges 7:12 — World English Bible

Judges 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude.”

Judges 7:12 — American Standard Version

Judges 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Midian and Amalek, and all the sons of the east are lying in the valley, as the locust for multitude, and of their camels there is no number, as sand which <FI>is<Fi> on the sea-shore for multitude.”

Judges 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east lay along in the valley as locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand upon the sea-shore for multitude.”

Judges 7:12 — Darby Translation

Judges 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Midianites, and the Amalekites and all they of the East, lay in the valley like grashoppers in multitude, and their camels were without nomber, as the sande which is by the sea side for multitude.”

Judges 7:12 — Geneva Bible

Judges 7:12 in Context — Judges 7

10 Si tu crains de descendre, descends-y avec Pura, ton serviteur.

11 Tu écouteras ce qu’ils diront, et après cela tes mains seront fortifiées: descends donc au camp. Il descendit avec Pura, son serviteur, jusqu’aux avant-postes du camp.

12 Madian, Amalek, et tous les fils de l’Orient, étaient répandus dans la vallée comme une multitude de sauterelles, et leurs chameaux étaient innombrables comme le sable qui est sur le bord de la mer.

13 Gédéon arriva; et voici, un homme racontait à son camarade un songe. Il disait: J’ai eu un songe; et voici, un gâteau de pain d’orge roulait dans le camp de Madian; il est venu heurter jusqu’à la tente, et elle est tombée; il l’a retournée sens dessus dessous, et elle a été renversée.

14 Son camarade répondit, et dit: Ce n’est pas autre chose que l’épée de Gédéon, fils de Joas, homme d’Israël; Dieu a livré entre ses mains Madian et tout le camp.

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What Does Judges 7:12 Mean?

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