King James Version

Judges 8:13

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

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וַיָּ֛שָׁבvayashavand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…גִּדְע֥וֹןgidonGideonגִּדְעוֹןnoun, proper name — “Gideon”H1439Gidon, an IsraeliteGideon.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יוֹאָ֖שׁyoashJoashיוֹאָשׁnoun, proper name — “Joash”H3101Joash, the name of six IsraelitesJoash.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe battleמִלְחָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).מִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmilmaalehfrom to ascentמַעֲלֶהpreposition, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from to ascent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4608an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priorityascent, before, chiefest, cliff, that goeth up, going up, hill, mounting up, stairs.הֶחָֽרֶסhecharesthe itchחֶרֶסdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the itch”H2775the itch; the sunitch, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Gideon son of Joash turneth back from the battle, at the going up of the sun,

World English Bible

Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

Darby Translation

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle, from the ascent of Heres.

Douay-Rheims

And returning from the battle before the sun rising,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Gedeon the son of Joas returned from the battle, down from the battle of Ares.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Γεδεὼν υἱὸς Ἰωὰς ἀπὸ τῆς παρατάξεως ἀπὸ ἐπάνωθεν τῆς παρατάξεως Ἀρές.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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