Judges 7:10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah

◄ Judges 7:10 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah

English Standard Version
But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant.

New American Standard Bible
"But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp,

King James Bible
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if you are afraid to go to the camp, go with Purah your servant.

International Standard Version
But if you're afraid to go down there, you may take your servant Purah with you to their encampment,

American Standard Version
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp:

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if thou be afraid to go alone, let Phara thy servant go down with thee.

Darby Bible Translation
But if you fear to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant;

Young's Literal Translation
and if thou art afraid to go down -- go down, thou and Phurah thy young man, unto the camp,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

7:9-15 The dream seemed to have little meaning in it; but the interpretation evidently proved the whole to be from the Lord, and discovered that the name of Gideon had filled the Midianites with terror. Gideon took this as a sure pledge of success; without delay he worshipped and praised God, and returned with confidence to his three hundred men. Wherever we are, we may speak to God, and worship him. God must have the praise of that which encourages our faith. And his providence must be acknowledged in events, though small and seemingly accidental.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jud 7:9-15. He Is Encouraged by the Dream and the Interpretation of the Barley Cake.

9, 10. Arise, get thee down unto the host … But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant—In ancient times it was reckoned no degradation for persons of the highest rank and character to act as spies on an enemy's camp; and so Gideon did on this occasion. But the secret errand was directed by God, who intended that he should hear something which might animate his own valor and that of his troops.