Księga Sędziów 7:21

Biblia Tysiąclecia

I stanęli każdy na miejscu swojem koło obozu, a strwożył się wszystek obóz, i krzycząc uciekali.

Parallel Translations

Biblia Brzeska (1563)
I stanął każdy na miejscu swoim około wojska, a wojsko wszytko mieszało się. A także wszyscy z krzykiem uciekali.

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
I stanęli każdy na miejscu swojem koło obozu, a strwożył się wszystek obóz, i krzycząc uciekali.

Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
Każdy stał jednak na swoim miejscu wokół obozu, podczas gdy w obozie biegano, krzyczano i uciekano.

Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
Przy czym stali dookoła obozu, każdy na swoim miejscu; zaś cały obóz się rozpierzchnął, krzycząc i uciekając.

Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska
I stanęli, każdy na swoim miejscu, dokoła obozu, a wszyscy w obozie powstali, krzyczeli i uciekali.

Biblia Warszawska
Lecz zatrzymali się wszyscy tam, gdzie stali wokół obozu, w obozie zaś wszyscy biegali wokoło, krzyczeli i uciekali.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stood: Exodus 14:13, Exodus 14:14, 2 Chronicles 20:17, Isaiah 30:7, Isaiah 30:15

all the host: Exodus 14:25, 2 Kings 7:6, 2 Kings 7:7, Job 15:21, Job 15:22, Proverbs 28:1

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:15 - there was trembling

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they stood every man in his place around the camp,.... To see the salvation of God, and that it might most clearly appear to be his own doing; and indeed, had they gone into it, they could have done nothing; they had no weapons in their hands, a trumpet in one hand, and a lamp in the other; though this their position served to increase the terror of the enemy, who might suppose that they stood either to light and introduce a large army at the back of them; or to light the forces already in the midst of them, while they destroyed them; which latter seems rather to be the thing their imaginations were possessed with, since they fell to slaying their fellows, supposing them to be enemies, as in the following verse:

and all the host ran, and cried, and fled; or "were broken" l; as some render the first word, their lines were broken; they could not put themselves in rank and file, but were thrown into the utmost confusion; and cried as being in the utmost danger of their lives, and fled for their safety as fast, as they could; see Isaiah 27:13.

l רוץ "confracta", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The effect to the Midianites would be, that they were surrounded by a mighty host. Their own camp being in darkness, as soon as the confusion of flight began they would mistake friends for foes, and fleers for pursuers. When once fighting had begun by the first casual mistake, the clashing of swords and the shouts of the combatants in the camp, accompanied by the continuous blowing of Gideon’s trumpets outside, would make it appear that the whole of the enemy was in the camp. Suspicion of treachery on the part of their allies would also be likely to arise in the minds of Midianites, Amalekites, and Arabs. Compare a similar scene in marginal references.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 7:21. They stood every man in his place — Each of the three companies kept its station, and continued to sound their trumpets. The Midianites seeing this, and believing that they were the trumpets of a numerous army which had then penetrated their camp, were thrown instantly into confusion; and supposing that their enemies were in the midst of them, they turned their swords against every man they met, while at the same time they endeavoured to escape for their lives. No stratagem was ever better imagined, better executed, or more completely successful.