And Gideon
Gid`own  (ghid-ohn')
feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite -- Gideon.

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went up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)

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by the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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of them that dwelt
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

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in tents
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.

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on the east
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

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of Nobah
Nobach  (no'-bach)
a bark; Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan -- Nobah.

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and Jogbehah
Yogbhah  (yog-beh-haw')
hillock; Jogbehah, a place East of the Jordan -- Jogbehah.

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and smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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the host
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

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for the host
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

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was secure
betach  (beh'takh)
a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyNew American Standard Bible
Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked the camp when the camp was unsuspecting.

King James Bible
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gideon traveled on the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked their army while the army was unsuspecting.

International Standard Version
Gideon went up by a caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked their encampment when they were off guard.

NET Bible
Gideon went up the road of the nomads east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Gideon went up Tent Dwellers Road, east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and defeated the unsuspecting Midianite army.

King James 2000 Bible
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the host: for the host felt secure.Judges 8:11
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