“And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.”
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host — Gideon approaches via caravan routes, taking a tactical route. His surprise attack comes from an unexpected direction. The verb נָכָה (nakah, smote) marks divine judgment through human agency.
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