24Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, |Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!| So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.


In Context

21 They stood every man in his place around the camp; and all the army ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight.

22 They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.

23 The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

24 Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, |Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!| So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.

25 They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

Judges 7:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:24Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth Barah." So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they took the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gedeon sent messengers into all mount Ephraim, saying: Come down to meet Madian, and take the waters before them to Bethbera and the Jordan. And all Ephraim shouted, and took the waters before them and the Jordan as far as Bethbera.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of E'phraim, saying, |Come down against the Mid'ianites and seize the waters against them, as far as Beth-bar'ah, and also the Jordan.| So all the men of E'phraim were called out, and they seized the waters as far as Beth-bar'ah, and also the Jordan.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth-barah, even Jordan.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim assembled, and took the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24And messengers hath sent Gideon into all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, 'Come down to meet Midian, and capture before them the waters unto Beth-Barah, and the Jordan;' and every man of Ephraim is called, and they capture the waters unto Beth-Barah, and the Jordan,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters to Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters to Bethbarah and Jordan.