Giudici 7:21

21 Ognun di loro rimase al suo posto, intorno al campo; e tutto il campo si diè a correre, a gridare, a fuggire.

Giudici 7:21 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 7:21

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" ^F12; 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 ) ( Hebrews 6:18 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (Uwr) "confracta", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus.

Giudici 7:21 In-Context

19 Gedeone e i cento uomini ch’eran con lui giunsero alla estremità del campo, al principio della vigilia di mezzanotte, nel mentre che si era appena data la muta alle sentinelle. Sonaron le trombe, e spezzaron le brocche che tenevano in mano.

20 Allora le tre schiere dettero nelle trombe, spezzaron le brocche; con la sinistra presero le fiaccole, e con la destra le trombe per sonare, e si misero a gridare: "La spada per l’Eterno e per Gedeone!"

21 Ognun di loro rimase al suo posto, intorno al campo; e tutto il campo si diè a correre, a gridare, a fuggire.

22 E mentre quelli sonavan le trecento trombe, l’Eterno fece volger la spada di ciascuno contro il compagno, per tutto il campo. E il campo fuggì fino a Beth-Scittah, verso Tserera, sino all’orlo d’Abel-Meholah presso Tabbath.

23 Gl’Israeliti di Neftali, di Ascer e di tutto Manasse si radunarono e inseguirono i Madianiti.