Judges - 7:10

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10 But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp:

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Explanation and meaning of Judges 7:10.

Differing Translations

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But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp:
But if thou be afraid to go alone, let Phara thy servant go down with thee.
But if you fear to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant;
But if thou fearest to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
and if thou art afraid to go down, go down, thou and Phurah thy young man, unto the camp,
But if you have fear of going down, take your servant Purah with you and go down to the tents;
But if you dread to go alone, let your servant Purah descend with you.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

But if thou fear to go down,.... With his little army, to attack a numerous host in the night, then he is directed to take this step first:
go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host; in a private manner; perhaps this man was his aid-de-camp, or however a trusty servant in whom he could confide, as well as valiant: more it was not proper to take in such a secret expedition, and the fewer the better to trust, and less liable to the observation of the enemy; and yet it was proper to have one with him, being company and animating, and who would be a witness with him of what should be heard; in like manner, and for like reasons, as Diomedes and Ulysses went into the Trojan army (y).
(y) Homer. Iliad. 10. ver. 222, &c.

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