John Gill Commentary Judges 7:10

"But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp:" — Judges 7:10 (ASV)

But if you fear to go down
With his little army, to attack a numerous host in the night, then he is directed to take this step first:

go you with Phurah your servant down to the host ;
in a private manner; perhaps this man was his aid-de-camp, or however a trusty servant in whom he could confide, as well as valiant: more it was not proper to take in such a secret expedition, and the fewer the better to trust, and less liable to the observation of the enemy; and yet it was proper to have one with him, being company and animating, and who would be a witness with him of what should be heard; in like manner, and for like reasons, as Diomedes and Ulysses went into the Trojan army ^F25 .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F25: Homer. Iliad. 10. ver. 222