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Judges 7:2-9

2And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are with thee aretoo manyרַ֗בRavH7227for me to giveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414the Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,lest Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntיִתְפָּאֵ֨רyit.pa.'ErH6286themselves against me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Mine own handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hath savedהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467me.

3Now therefore go toנָ֜אna'H4994,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whosoever isfearfulיָרֵ֣אya.Re'H3373and afraidוְחָרֵ֔דve.cha.RedH2730,let him returnיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725and depart earlyוְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.PorH6852from mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568.And there returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505;and there remainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,The peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971are yet toomanyרָב֒ravH7227;bring them downהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381unto the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and I will tryוְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּve.'etz.re.Fe.nuH6884them for thee there: and it shall be, thatof whom I sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559unto thee, This shall goH3212with thee, the same shall goH3212with thee; and of whomsoever I sayאֹמַ֜ר'o.MarH559unto thee, This shall not goH3212with thee, the same shall not goH3212.

5So he brought downוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto the waterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325:and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Every one that lappethיָלֹק֩ya.LokH3952of the waterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with his tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956,as a dogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappethיָלֹ֣קya.LokH3952,him shalt thou setתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322by himself; likewise every one that boweth downיִכְרַ֥עyikh.Ra'H3766upon his kneesבִּרְכָּ֖יוbir.KavH1290to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6And the numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of them that lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952, puttingtheir handבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to their mouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,were threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:but all the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bowed downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766upon their kneesבִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.HemH1290to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,By the threeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376that lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952will I saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you, and deliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414the Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: and let all the otherpeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goH3212every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8So the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947victualsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720in their handבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,and their trumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782:and he sentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376the rest ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto his tentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,and retainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388those threeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376:and the hostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was beneath him in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And it came to pass the same nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,get thee downרֵ֣דredH3381unto the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;for I have deliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414it into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

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