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Berean Standard Bible

“And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.””

Judges 7:13

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Gideon, afraid, goes down to the edge of the Midianite camp at night with his servant Purah as God directs. He wants reassurance before the attack.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

World English Bible (WEB)

When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”

King James Version (KJV)

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

When Gideon came there, a man was giving his friend an account of his dream, saying, See, I had a dream about a cake of barley bread which, falling into the tents of Midian, came on to the tent, overturning it so that it was stretched out flat on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y luego que llegó Gedeón, he aquí que un hombre estaba contando á su compañero un sueño, diciendo: He aquí yo soñé un sueño: que veía un pan de cebada que rodaba hasta el campo de Madián, y llegaba á las tiendas, y las hería de tal manera que caían, y las trastornaba de arriba abajo, y las tiendas caían.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Gedeón se arrastró hasta una de las tiendas, justo en el momento en que el hombre que dormía adentro había despertado de una pesadilla y se la contaba a su compañero de tienda. ―Tuve un sueño extraño —le estaba diciendo—. Había un gran pan de cebada que vino rodando contra nuestro campamento. Golpeó sobre nuestra tienda y la derribó.

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