Judges 7
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Judges 7:2-9

2And Jehovah saidH559 to GideonH1439, The peopleH5971 that are with thee are too manyH7227 for me to giveH5414 MidianH4080 into their handH3027, lestH6435 IsraelH3478 vaunt themselves against me, sayingH559, Mine own handH3027 hath savedH3467 me.

3And nowH6258 proclaimH7121 in the earsH241 of the peopleH5971, sayingH559, Whoever is timid and afraidH3373, let him goH7725 backH7725 and turnH7725 from mount GileadH1568. And there wentH7725 backH7725 of the peopleH5971 twenty-two thousandH505; and there remainedH7604 tenH6235 thousandH505.

4And Jehovah saidH559 to GideonH1439, StillH5750 the peopleH5971 are manyH7227; bringH3381 them downH3381 to the waterH4325, and I will try them for thee there, and it shall beH1961, that of whom I shall sayH559 unto thee, This shall goH3381 with thee, the same shall goH3381 with thee; and of whomsoever I shall sayH559 unto thee, This shall not goH3381 with thee, the same shall not goH3381.

5And he broughtH3381 down the peopleH5971 to the waterH4325; and Jehovah saidH559 to GideonH1439, Every one that lappeth of the waterH4325 with his tongueH3956, as a dogH3611 lappeth, him shalt thou setH3322 by himself; likewise every one that boweth downH3381 on his knees to drinkH8354.

6And the numberH4557 of them that lapped, with their handH3027 to their mouthH6310, wereH1961 threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376; and all the restH3499 of the peopleH5971 bowedH3766 downH3766 on their knees to drinkH8354 waterH4325.

7And Jehovah saidH559 to GideonH1439, By the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376 that lapped will I saveH3467 you, and giveH5414 MidianH4080 into thy handH3027; and let all the peopleH5971 go every manH376 to his placeH4725.

8And they tookH3947 the victuals of the peopleH5971 in their handH3027, and their trumpetsH7782; and all the menH376 of IsraelH3478 he sentH7971 awayH7971, every manH376 to his tentH168, but retained the threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376. Now the campH4264 of MidianH4080 wasH1961 beneath him in the valleyH6010.

9And it came to pass in that nightH3915, that Jehovah saidH559 to him, AriseH6965, goH3381 down to the campH4264; for I have givenH5414 it into thy handH3027.

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