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Judges 7:2-9

2AndJehovahsaidH559toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatarewiththeearetoomanyH7227formetogiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intotheirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntthemselvesagainstme,sayingH559, Mine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedH3467me.

3AndnowH6258proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WhoeveristimidandafraidH3373,lethimgoH7725backH7725andturnH7725frommountGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568.AndtherewentH7725backH7725ofthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twenty-twothousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505;andthereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4AndJehovahsaidH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Stillעוֹד֮'OdH5750thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971aremanyH7227;bringהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381themdownH3381tothewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andIwilltrythemfortheethere,anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,thatofwhomIshallsayH559unto thee,ThisshallgoH3381withthee,thesameshallgoH3381withthee;andofwhomsoeverIshallsayH559unto thee,ThisshallnotgoH3381withthee,thesameshallnotgoH3381.

5AndhebroughtH3381downthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tothewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325;andJehovahsaidH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Everyonethatlappethofthewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325withhistongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956,asadogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappeth,himshalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322byhimself;likewiseeveryonethatbowethdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381onhiskneestodrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6Andthenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557ofthemthatlapped,withtheirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027totheirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,wereH1961threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;andalltherestH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bowedH3766downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766ontheirkneestodrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7AndJehovahsaidH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Bythethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredH3967menH376thatlappedwillIsaveH3467you,andgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;andletallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goeverymanH376tohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8AndtheytookH3947thevictualsofthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971intheirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782;andallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hesentH7971awayשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971,everymanH376tohistentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,butretainedthethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredH3967menH376.Nowthecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasH1961beneathhiminthevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9Anditcametopassinthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatJehovahsaidH559tohim,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downtothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;forIhavegivenH5414itintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

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