Judges 7:25
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And having taken two men of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: Oreb they slew in the rock of Oreb, and Zeb in the winepress of Zeb. And they pursued Madian, carrying the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon, beyond the waters of the Jordan.

two princes

Judges 8:3 The Lord hath delivered into your hands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him.

Psalm 83:11,12 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes, . . .

rock.

Joshua 7:26 And they gathered together upon him a great heap of stones, which remaineth until this present day And the wrath of the Lord was turned away from them. And the name of that place was called the Valley of Achor, until this day.

Isaiah 10:26 And the Lord of hosts shall raise up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Madian in the rock of Oreb, and his rod over the sea, and he shall lift it up in the way of Egypt.

Oreb.

Judges 8:4 And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.

Context
Gideon Defeats Midian
24And Gedeon sent messengers into all Mount Ephraim, saying: Come down to meet Madian, and take the waters before them to Bethbera and the Jordan. And all Ephraim shouted, and took the waters before them and the Jordan as far as Bethbera. 25And having taken two men of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: Oreb they slew in the rock of Oreb, and Zeb in the winepress of Zeb. And they pursued Madian, carrying the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon, beyond the waters of the Jordan.
Cross References
Judges 8:4
And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.

Psalm 83:11
Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,

Isaiah 9:4
For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou hast overcome, as in the day of Madian.

Isaiah 10:26
And the Lord of hosts shall raise up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Madian in the rock of Oreb, and his rod over the sea, and he shall lift it up in the way of Egypt.

Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity, the curtains of the land of Madian shall be troubled.

Lexicon
They also captured
וַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּ (way·yil·kə·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

Oreb
עֹרֵ֣ב (‘ō·rêḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6159: Oreb -- a Midianite

and Zeeb,
זְאֵ֗ב (zə·’êḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2062: Zeeb -- 'wolf', a leader in Midian

the two
שְׁנֵֽי־ (šə·nê-)
Number - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

princes
שָׂרֵ֨י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of Midian;
מִדְיָ֜ן (miḏ·yān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled

and they killed
וַיַּהַרְג֨וּ (way·ya·har·ḡū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent

Oreb
עוֹרֵ֤ב (‘ō·w·rêḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6159: Oreb -- a Midianite

at the rock
בְּצוּר־ (bə·ṣūr-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge

of Oreb
עוֹרֵב֙ (‘ō·w·rêḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6159: Oreb -- a Midianite

and Zeeb
זְאֵב֙ (zə·’êḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2062: Zeeb -- 'wolf', a leader in Midian

at the winepress of Zeeb.
זְאֵ֔ב (zə·’êḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2062: Zeeb -- 'wolf', a leader in Midian

So they pursued
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (way·yir·də·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

the Midianites
מִדְיָ֑ן (miḏ·yān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled

[and] brought
הֵבִ֙יאוּ֙ (hê·ḇî·’ū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the heads
וְרֹאשׁ־ (wə·rōš-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

of Oreb
עֹרֵ֣ב (‘ō·rêḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6159: Oreb -- a Midianite

and Zeeb
וּזְאֵ֔ב (ū·zə·’êḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2062: Zeeb -- 'wolf', a leader in Midian

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Gideon
גִּדְע֔וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

on the other side
מֵעֵ֖בֶר (mê·‘ê·ḇer)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5676: A region across, on the opposite side

of the Jordan.
לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (lay·yar·dên)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine


Additional Translations
They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb on the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

And they took the princess of Madiam, even Oreb and Zeb; and they slew Oreb in Sur Oreb, and they slew Zeb in Jakephzeph; and they pursued Madiam, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon from beyond Jordan.

And they took two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb; and they pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond Jordan.

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of Jordan.

They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

and they capture two of the heads of Midian, Oreb, and Zeeb, and slay Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they have slain at the wine-vat of Zeeb, and they pursue unto Midian; and the heads of Oreb and Zeeb they have brought in unto Gideon beyond the Jordan.
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