Judges 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Judges 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 7:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Judges 7:16 — World English Bible
Judges 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Judges 7:16 — American Standard Version
Judges 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he divideth the three hundred men <FI>into<Fi> three detachments, and putteth trumpets into the hand of all of them, and empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.”
Judges 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within the pitchers.”
Judges 7:16 — Darby Translation
Judges 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee deuided the three hundreth men into three bandes, and gaue euery man a trumpet in his hande with emptie pitchers, and lampes within the pitchers.”
Judges 7:16 — Geneva Bible
Judges 7:16 in Context — Judges 7
14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
16 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.
17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.
What Does Judges 7:16 Mean?
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