Judges 8:4
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New International Version (©2011)
Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan and crossed it.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.

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.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Gideon and the 300 men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Meanwhile, Gideon and the 300 soldiers with him came to the Jordan, exhausted but continuing their pursuit.

NET Bible (©2006)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Gideon and his 300 men headed toward the Jordan River. They were exhausted when they crossed it, but they kept pursuing the enemy.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

American 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.

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.

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.

Darby Bible Translation
And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint 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.

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.

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,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:4-12 Gideon's men were faint, yet pursuing; fatigued with what they had done, yet eager to do more against their enemies. It is many a time the true Christian's case, fainting, and yet pursuing. The world knows but little of the persevering and successful struggle the real believer maintains with his sinful heart. But he betakes himself to that Divine strength, in the faith of which he began his conflict, and by the supply of which alone he can finish it in triumph.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 4. - Came to Jordan. The narrative goes back to Judges 7:24, to follow up the personal history of Gideon, from which the writer had been diverted to relate the result of Gideon's message to the Ephraimites, which is told in vers. 24 and 25, and Judges 8:1-3 (see Judges 7:25, note; Judges 2:1-6, note).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over..... That river; See Gill on Judges 7:25 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over—much exhausted, but eager to continue the pursuit till the victory was consummated.

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Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna
…3God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 4And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. …

Judges 7:25 They also captured two of the Midianite leaders, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan.
Judges 8:3 God gave Oreb and Zeeb, the Midianite leaders, into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?" At this, their resentment against him subsided.