“And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.”
Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, 'Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.' So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they seized the waters as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan. — Gideon's instruction to Ephraim emphasizes the need to control water crossings, preventing Midianite escape across the Jordan. The successful seizure of 'the waters... as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan' indicates that Ephraim cut off the retreating enemy's escape routes.
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