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Judges 7:4-8
4Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “There are stillעוֹד֮'OdH5750too manyרָב֒ravH7227menהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971.Take them downהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and I will sift themוְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּve.'etz.re.Fe.nuH6884for youthereשָׁ֑ם וְהָיָ֡הSham ve.ha.YahH8033H1961.Ifאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834I sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559to youאֵלֶ֜יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088oneshall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with youאִתָּ֗ךְ'i.TakhH854ה֚וּאhu'H1931,’he shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֔ךְye.Lekh 'i.TakhH1980H854.Butוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605ifאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sayאֹמַ֜ר אֵלֶ֗יךָ'o.Mar 'e.Lei.khaH559H413, ‘Thisזֶ֚הzehH2088oneshall notלֹא־lo'-H3808goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973,’heה֖וּאhu'H1931shall notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goיֵלֵֽךְ׃ye.LekhH1980.”
5So Gideon brought the menהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971downוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381אֶת־'et-H853toאֶל־'el-H413the waterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325,and the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413himגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “Separateתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322אוֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853לְבָ֔דle.VadH905thoseכֹּ֣לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834lapיָלֹק֩ya.LokH3952the waterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with their tonguesבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ מִן־bil.sho.No min-H3956H4480likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר יָלֹ֣קka.'a.Sher ya.LokH834H3952a dogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611from thoseוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834kneelיִכְרַ֥ע עַל־ בִּרְכָּ֖יוyikh.Ra' 'al- bir.KavH3766H5921H1290to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.”
6And the numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of those who lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952the waterwith their handsבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027toאֶל־'el-H413their mouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310wasוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the othersיֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔םYe.ter ha.'AmH3499H5971kneltכָּרְע֥וּ עַל־ בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םka.re.'U 'al- bir.khei.HemH3766H5921H1290to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מָֽיִם׃ סlish.Tot Ma.yimH8354H4325.
7Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “With the threeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376who lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952the waterI will saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853and deliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414the Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080אֶת־'et-H853into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.But all the othersוְכָל־ הָעָ֔םve.khol ha.'AmH3605H5971are to goיֵלְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁye.le.Khu 'ishH1980H376homeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.”
8So Gideon sentאִ֤ישׁ שִׁלַּח֙'ish shi.LachH7971H376the rest ofכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אִ֣ישׁYis.ra.'El 'ishH376H3478to their tentsלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168but keptהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388the threeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376,who tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853charge ofבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853the provisionsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720and rams’ hornsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782of the othersהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971.Andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853the campוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080layהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478himin the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.
Commentaries on Judges 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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