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Berean Standard Bible

“His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.””

Judges 7:14

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Gideon's army has been reduced from thirty-two thousand to three hundred so that Israel cannot claim the victory as its own. That night God tells Gideon, afraid, to slip down to the Midianite camp, where he overhears a soldier describing a dream to a friend.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”

World English Bible (WEB)

His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army.”

King James Version (KJV)

And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God hath delivered Midian, and all the host.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And his friend in answer said, This is certainly the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, the men of Israel: into their hands God has given up all the army of Midian.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y su compañero respondió, y dijo: Esto no es otra cosa sino la espada de Gedeón hijo de Joas, varón de Israel: Dios ha entregado en sus manos á los Madianitas con todo el campo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El otro soldado contestó: ―Tu sueño sólo puede significar una cosa: Gedeón, el hijo de Joás, el israelita, va a venir y masacrará a todas las fuerzas aliadas de Madián.

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