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Hebrews 11:34

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 34 quenched the force of fire,+ escaped the edge of the sword,+ from a weak state were made powerful,+ became mighty in war,+ routed invading armies.+

Hebrews 11:34

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 34 ἔσβεσαν they quenched δύναμιν power πυρός, of fire, ἔφυγον they fled from στόματα mouths μαχαίρης, of sword, ἐδυναμώθησαν they were made powerful ἀπὸ from ἀσθενείας, weakness, ἐγενήθησαν they became ἰσχυροὶ strong ἐν in πολέμῳ, war, παρεμβολὰς encampments ἔκλιναν they inclined ἀλλοτρίων· of those belonging to another;

Hebrews 11:34

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 34 stayed the force of fire,+ escaped the edge* of the sword,+ from a weak state were made powerful,+ became valiant in war,+ routed the armies of foreigners.+

Hebrews 11:34

The Bible in Living English
- 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were brought to powerfulness from weakness, became strong in war, routed camps of aliens.

Hebrews 11:34

American Standard Version
- 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.

Hebrews 11:34

The Emphasized Bible
- 34 Quenched the power of fire, Escaped the mouths of the sword, Were made powerful from weakness, Became mighty in battle, Overturned camps of aliens;

Hebrews 11:34

King James Version
- 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 11:34
  
  quenched the force of fire: Daniel’s three Hebrew companions—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—were thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship the image set up by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Jehovah rewarded their faith and integrity by sending his angel to rescue them.—Da 1:7; 3:8-30.
  
  escaped the edge of the sword: These faithful ones include David, who escaped the sword of King Saul and his men. (1Sa 19:9-17) The prophets Elijah and Elisha also escaped death by the sword.—1Ki 19:1-3, 10; 2Ki 6:11-19; see also Jer 26:7-11, 24.
  
  from a weak state were made powerful: Jehovah strengthened Gideon, who at first thought that he was too weak to save Israel from the Midianites. (Jg 6:14-16, 36-40; 7:2-7, 9-15, 22) Samson temporarily lost his power when his hair was shaved off, but later Jehovah strengthened him to avenge himself on the Philistines; he crushed thousands of them under the temple of their god Dagon. (Jg 16:19-30) King Hezekiah was “made powerful” from a weak state—in both a military and a physical sense.—Isa 37:1–38:22; see also Jg 4:17-24; 5:24-27; 14:6; 16:3; 1Sa 17:32-37, 45-51; 1Ki 18:46.
  
  became mighty in war: Jephthah and David were among those whom Jehovah made mighty in war.—Jg 11:32, 33; 2Sa 22:1, 2, 30-38; see also 1Sa 14:1-14.
  
  routed invading armies: With Jehovah’s backing, Barak routed the army led by Sisera.—Jg 4:14-16.