New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 7:2-9
2The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, “The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you are tooH4480manyרַ֗בRavH7227for Me to giveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478would becomeH6286boastfulH6286,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘My ownpowerיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027has deliveredהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467me.’
3Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforecomeנָ֜אna'H4994,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whoeverמִֽי־mi-H4310is afraidH3372and tremblingוְחָרֵ֔דve.cha.RedH2730,let him returnיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725and departוְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.PorH6852from Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568.’”So 22,000עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim u.she.Na.yim 'E.lefH6242H8147H505peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,but 10,000וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖יםva.'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235H505remainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604.
4Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “The peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971are stillעוֹד֮'OdH5750too manyרָב֒ravH7227;bringהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381them downH3381to the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and I will testוְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּve.'etz.re.Fe.nuH6884them for you thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033.Therefore it shall be that he of whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834I sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559to you, ‘ThisH2088oneזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with you,’ he shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with you; but everyoneוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605of whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sayאֹמַ֜ר'o.MarH559to you, ‘ThisH2088oneזֶ֚הzehH2088shall not goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with you,’ he shall not goיֵלֵֽךְ׃ye.LekhH1980.”
5So he broughtH3381the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971downוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381to the waterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325.And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “You shall separateלְבָ֔דle.VadH905everyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605whoH834lapsיָלֹק֩ya.LokH3952the waterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with his tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956as a dogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lapsיָלֹ֣קya.LokH3952,as well as everyoneוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605whoH834kneelsיִכְרַ֥ע בִּרְכָּ֖יוyikh.Ra' bir.KavH1290H3766to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.”
6Now the numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of those who lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952,putting their handבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to their mouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,was 300שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹתshe.Losh me.'otH7969H3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;but allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971kneeledכָּרְע֥וּ בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םka.re.'U bir.khei.HemH3766H1290to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.
7The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “I will deliverאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467youwith the 300בִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩ מֵא֨וֹתbish.Losh me.'otH7969H3967menH376who lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414the Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into your handsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;so let allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the otherpeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980,eachH376manH376to hishomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.”
8Sothe 300 men tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the people’sהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971provisionsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720and their trumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782into their handsבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027. AndGideon sentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605the othermenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,but retainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388the 300וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹתu.vish.losh- me.'otH7969H3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376;and the campוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480H8478him in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.
9Now the sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381against the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,for I have givenנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414it into your handsבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.
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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