19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 7:19:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֣אvayavoand he came Judges 7:19:2 ⧉גִ֠דְעוֹןgideonGideon Judges 7:19:3 ⧉וּמֵאָה־אִ֨ישׁumeaeishand one hundred men Judges 7:19:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֜וֹashereitowho were with him Judges 7:19:5 ⧉בִּקְצֵ֣הbiktseat the edge of Judges 7:19:6 ⧉הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הhamakhanethe camp Judges 7:19:7 ⧉רֹ֚אשׁroshthe beginning of Judges 7:19:8 ⧉הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתhaashemoretthe watch Judges 7:19:9 ⧉הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הhatikhonathe middle Judges 7:19:10 ⧉אַ֛ךְakhsurely Judges 7:19:11 ⧉הָקֵ֥םhakemthe rising up of Judges 7:19:12 ⧉הֵקִ֖ימוּhekimuthey had set up Judges 7:19:13 ⧉אֶת־הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםethashomerimthe guards Judges 7:19:14 ⧉וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vayitkeuand they blew Judges 7:19:15 ⧉בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתbashofaroton the trumpets Judges 7:19:16 ⧉וְנָפ֥וֹץvenafotsand smashing Judges 7:19:17 ⧉הַכַּדִּ֖יםhakadimthe jars Judges 7:19:18 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Judges 7:19:19 ⧉בְּיָדָֽם׃beyadamin their hand |
19. Formal Translation Gideon and his hundred companions advanced to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch; just as the guards were posted, they blew the trumpets and shattered the jars they held. |
19. Dynamic Translation Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the camp’s boundary as the middle watch began. As soon as the guards were posted, they sounded their trumpets and smashed the jars they carried. |