SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:25
Y tomaron dos príncipes de los madianitas, Oreb y Zeeb; y mataron a Oreb en la peña de Oreb, y a Zeeb lo mataron en el lagar de Zeeb; y después que siguieron a los madianitas, trajeron las cabezas de Oreb y de Zeeb a Gedeón al otro lado del Jordán.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 7:25
Verse 25. They slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb] These two generals had taken shelter, one in the cavern of the rock, the other in the vat of a winepress; both of which places were from this circumstance, afterwards called by their names. Brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon] OREB signifies a raven and ZEEB a wolf. In all ancient nations we find generals and princes taking their names from both birds and beasts; the Romans had their Gracchi, jackdaws; Corvini, crows; Aquilini, eagles, &c. We have the same in our Crows, Wolfs, Lyons, Hawkes, Bulls, Kidds, &c. Among barbarous nations the head of the conquered chief was often brought to the conqueror. Pompey's head was brought to Caesar; Cicero's head, to Mark Antony; the heads of Ahab's children, to Jehu, &c. These barbarities are not often practiced now, except among the Mohammedans or the savages of Africa and America; and for the credit of human nature it is a pity that such barbarous atrocities had ever been committed.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 25. And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb , etc.] The one signifies a “raven”, and the other a “wolf”; which were either nicknames given them because of their voraciousness and cruelty, or which they took themselves, or their ancestors before them, to make themselves terrible to others; so the Romans had the families of the Corvini, etc. and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb ; perhaps they found him in a cave of the rock, and dragging him out slew him, from whence the rock afterwards had its name. So we read of the rock Corax in Homer f165 , which was in Ithaca, and another high mountain of the same name in Aetolia, mentioned by Livy and which signifies the same as Oreb. This is a different rock or mountain from Horeb, the same with Sinai, from whence the law was given; which always ought to be written with an “H” or “Ch”, to distinguish it from this; though that is written Oreb by Lactantius f167 , and so by Milton f168 , contrary to the propriety of the language: and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb ; the Targum is, the plain of Zeeb, which, as Kimchi and Ben Gersom suppose, was in the form of a winepress, having high lips or hills around it, and which afterwards took its name from this prince being slain in it: and pursued Midian ; the rest of the Midianites, even beyond Jordan, those that got over it: and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan ; that is, when he had passed over it the next morning, as Jarchi remarks; for after this we read of Gideon’s going over Jordan, ( Judges 8:4) unless this is said by way of anticipation; though the phrase will bear to be rendered, “on this side Jordan”, for it signifies both. It seems they cut off the heads of those two princes, and presented them to Gideon, as it has been usual to bring the heads of enemies to kings and conquerors; (see 1 Samuel 17:54 2 Samuel 4:2,8).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 23-25 - Two chief commanders of the host of Midian were taken and slain by the men of Ephraim. It were to be wished that we all did as these did, an that where help is needed, that it were willingly and readily performe by another. And that if there were any excellent and profitable matte begun, we were willing to have fellow-labourers to the finishing an perfecting the same, and not, as often, hinder one another __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וילכדו 3920 שׁני 8147 שׂרי 8269 מדין 4080 את 853 ערב 6159 ואת 853 זאב 2062 ויהרגו 2026 את 853 עורב 6159 בצור 6697 עורב 6159 ואת 853 זאב 2062 הרגו 2026 ביקב 3342 זאב 2062 וירדפו 7291 אל 413 מדין 4080 וראשׁ 7218 ערב 6159 וזאב 2062 הביאו 935 אל 413 גדעון 1439 מעבר 5676 לירדן׃ 3383
