Judges 8:4

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“Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.”

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BSBPD

“Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Gideon came to the Jordan, andpassed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Gideon cometh in unto the Jordan, passing over, he and the three hundred men who <FI>are<Fi> with him--wearied, and pursuing,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 8:4 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 7:25They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:28Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”
  3. 1 Samuel 14:31That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
  4. 1 Samuel 30:8and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
  5. 1 Samuel 30:10because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
  6. 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
  7. 2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  8. Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  9. Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

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