24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 7:24:1 ⧉וּמַלְאָכִ֡יםumalakhimand messengers Judges 7:24:2 ⧉שָׁלַ֣חshalakhhe sent Judges 7:24:3 ⧉גִּדְעוֹן֩gideonGideon Judges 7:24:4 ⧉בְּכָל־הַ֨רbekholhaarin all the hill country of Judges 7:24:5 ⧉אֶפְרַ֜יִםefrayimEphraim Judges 7:24:6 ⧉לֵאמֹ֗רlemorsaying Judges 7:24:7 ⧉רְד֞וּreducome down Judges 7:24:8 ⧉לִקְרַ֤אתlikraatto meet Judges 7:24:9 ⧉מִדְיָן֙midyanMidian Judges 7:24:10 ⧉וְלִכְד֤וּvelikhduand capture Judges 7:24:11 ⧉לָהֶם֙lahemfor them Judges 7:24:12 ⧉אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִםethamayimthe waters Judges 7:24:13 ⧉עַ֛דadas far as Judges 7:24:14 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbethouse of Judges 7:24:15 ⧉בָּרָ֖הbaraBarah Judges 7:24:16 ⧉וְאֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןveethayardenand the Jordan Judges 7:24:17 ⧉וַיִּצָּעֵ֞קvayitssaekand was summoned Judges 7:24:18 ⧉כָּל־אִ֤ישׁkolishevery man of Judges 7:24:19 ⧉אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙efrayimEphraim Judges 7:24:20 ⧉וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvayilkeduand they captured Judges 7:24:21 ⧉אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִםethamayimthe waters Judges 7:24:22 ⧉עַ֛דadas far as Judges 7:24:23 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbethouse of Judges 7:24:24 ⧉בָּרָ֖הbaraBarah Judges 7:24:25 ⧉וְאֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃veethayardenand the Jordan |
24. Formal Translation And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Go down to meet Midian and seize the waters as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.” Then all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they seized the waters as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan. |
24. Dynamic Translation Gideon dispatched envoys through every part of Ephraim’s hill country with this message: “Go down and block the Midianites by securing water fords up to Beth Barah and the Jordan.” So the men of Ephraim gathered and secured the waters at Beth Barah and along the Jordan. |