Judges 7:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Judges 7:23 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the men of Israel are called from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all Manasseh, and pursue after Midian.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 7:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:7You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
  2. Judges 6:35Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.
  3. 1 Samuel 14:21And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps of the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:22When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.
  5. 1 Kings 20:20and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
  6. 1 Kings 20:21Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring