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Judges 7:2-9

2AndJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatarewiththeearetoomanyH7227formetogiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414theMidianitesintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntthemselvesagainstme,sayingH559, Mine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedH3467me.

3NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whosoeverisfearfulandtrembling,lethimreturnH7725anddepartfrommountGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568.AndtherereturnedH7725ofthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505;andthereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4AndJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971areyetH5750tooH7227manyH7227;bringהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381themdownH3381untothewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andIwilltrythemfortheethere:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,thatofwhomIsayH559unto thee,ThisshallgoH3381withthee,thesameshallgoH3381withthee;andofwhomsoeverIsayH559unto thee,ThisshallnotgoH3381withthee,thesameshallnotgoH3381.

5SohebroughtH3381downthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untothewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325:andJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Everyonethatlappethofthewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325withhistongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956,asadogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappeth,himshalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322byhimself;likewiseeveryonethatbowethdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381uponhiskneestodrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6Andthenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557ofthemthatlapped, puttingtheirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027totheirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,wasH1961threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:butalltherestH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bowedH3766downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766upontheirkneestodrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7AndJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Bythethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredH3967menH376thatlappedwillIsaveH3467you,anddeliverאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467theMidianitesintothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;andletallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goeverymanH376untohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8Sothepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookH3947victualsintheirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782;andhesentH7971allthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everymanH376untohistentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,butretainedthethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredH3967menH376:andthecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasH1961beneathhiminthevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9Anditcametopassthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatJehovahsaidH559untohim,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,gettheedownרֵ֣דredH3381intothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;forIhavedelivereditintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

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