Study it in the app“They captured the two chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued after Midian, and they brought the head of Oreb and of Zeeb to Gideon from beyond the Jordan.”
They capturedוַיִּלְכְּדוּthe twoשְׁנֵיchiefsשָׂרֵיof Midian,מִדְיָןOrebאֶת עֹרֵבand Zeeb;וְאֶת זְאֵבthey killedוַיַּהַרְגוּOrebאֶת עוֹרֵבat the rockבְּצוּרof Oreb,עוֹרֵבand Zeebוְאֶת זְאֵבthey killedהָרְגוּat the winepressבְיֶקֶבof Zeeb.זְאֵבThey pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפוּafterאֶלMidian,מִדְיָןand they broughtוְ הֵבִיאוּthe headרֹאשׁof Orebעֹרֵבand of ZeebוּזְאֵבtoאֶלGideonגִּדְעוֹןfrom beyondמֵעֵבֶרthe Jordan.לַיַּרְדֵּן
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkdu” appearsboth
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsMidian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appearsOreb
Oreb, one of the two chiefs of Midian; also the rock where he was killed. The name means "raven."
Where else “orev” appearsZeeb
Zeeb, one of the two chiefs of Midian killed by the men of Ephraim. The name means "wolf."
Where else “zeev” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “yahargu” appearsrock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appearswinepress
Winepress: the place where grapes are trodden and the juice is collected.
Where else “yekev” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdfu” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heviu” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsGideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appearsbeyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears“Oreb” means “raven,” and “Zeeb,” “wolf.” The places bear the name of each; Isaiah 10:26 recalls “the rock of Oreb.”
1Midian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
24Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down to meet Midian and capture ahead of them the waters as far as Beth-barah, and the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they captured the waters as far as Beth-barah, and the Jordan.
25 · This verse (above)
