And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shalt hear what they shall say,.... The Midianites, or what shall be said by any of them; for though it was the night season, and so not a time for much conversation, as it may be supposed to…
Barnes' Notes
The armed men - The word is rendered harnessed in Exo 13:18 (see the note). The most probable meaning of the word is arrayed in divisions or ranks.
Gideon's army being diminished as we have found it was, he must either fight by faith or not at all; God therefore here provides recruits for his faith, instead of recruits for his forces.
I. He…
Cambridge Bible
shall thine hands be strengthened for a bold stroke. Hebrew speaks of the hands where we should speak of the heart; cf. 2Sa 2:7; 2Sa 16:21.
the armed men Elsewhere of the Israelite hosts at the period…
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