When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”
Parallel translations
- WEB It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and its interpretation, that he worshiped. Then he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, “Arise; for Yahweh has delivered the army of Midian into your hand!”
- KJV And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
- NKJV And so it was, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel, and said, “Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”
- NASB When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. Then he returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for the Lord has handed over to you the camp of Midian!”
- NLT When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the Lord. Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the Lord has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!”
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Quick answer
Hearing the dream and its meaning, Gideon worships God and rallies Israel for the attack.
Overview
Gideon responds to the confirming sign not with pride but with worship, then summons his men to battle. His act of worship acknowledges that the victory is God's gift. Strengthened in faith, he leads with the confident announcement that the Lord has delivered Midian into their hand.
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- 2 Cor 10:4–6The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Gen 24:48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- Gen 40:8“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
- Gen 24:26–27Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Judg 4:14Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
- 2 Chr 20:18–19Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
- Gen 41:11One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
- Exod 4:30–31and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,
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