Judges 7:2-22

2The LordH3068 saidH559 to GideonH1439, “The peopleH5971 whoH834 are with you are tooH4480 manyH7227 for Me to giveH5414 MidianH4080 into their handsH3027, 1for IsraelH3478 2would becomeH6286 boastfulH6286, sayingH559, ‘My own 3powerH3027 has deliveredH3467 me.’ 3NowH6258 therefore 4comeH4994, proclaimH7121 in the hearingH241 of the peopleH5971, sayingH559, ‘5WhoeverH4310 is afraidH3372 and tremblingH2730, let him returnH7725 and departH6852 from MountH2022 GileadH1568.’” So 22,000H6242H8147H505 peopleH5971 returnedH7725, but 10,000H6235H505 remainedH7604.

46Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to GideonH1439, “The peopleH5971 are stillH5750 too manyH7227; bringH3381 them downH3381 to the waterH4325 and I will testH6884 them for you thereH8033. Therefore it shall be that he of whomH834 I sayH559 to you, ‘ThisH2088 oneH2088 shall goH1980 with you,’ he shall goH1980 with you; but everyoneH3605 of whomH834 I sayH559 to you, ‘ThisH2088 oneH2088 shall not goH1980 with you,’ he shall not goH1980.” 5So he broughtH3381 the peopleH5971 downH3381 to the waterH4325. And the LordH3068 saidH559 to GideonH1439, “You shall separateH905 everyoneH3605 whoH834 lapsH3952 the waterH4325 with his tongueH3956 as a dogH3611 lapsH3952, as well as everyoneH3605 whoH834 kneelsH1290H3766 to drinkH8354.” 6Now the numberH4557 of those who lappedH3952, putting their handH3027 to their mouthH6310, was 300H7969H3967 menH376; but allH3605 the restH3499 of the peopleH5971 kneeledH3766H1290 to drinkH8354 waterH4325. 7The LordH3068 saidH559 to GideonH1439, “I will deliverH3467 you 7with the 300H7969H3967 menH376 who lappedH3952 and will giveH5414 the MidianitesH4080 into your handsH3027; so let allH3605 the other peopleH5971 goH1980, eachH376 manH376 to his 8homeH4725.” 8So 9the 300 men tookH3947 the people’sH5971 provisionsH6720 and their trumpetsH7782 into their handsH3027. And 10Gideon sentH7971 allH3605 the other menH376 of IsraelH3478, eachH376 to his tentH168, but retainedH2388 the 300H7969H3967 menH376; and the campH4264 of MidianH4080 was belowH4480H8478 him in the valleyH6010.

9Now the sameH1931 nightH3915 it cameH1961 about that the LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “AriseH6965, goH3381 downH3381 against the campH4264, 11for I have givenH5414 it into your handsH3027. 10But ifH518 you are afraidH3372 to goH3381 downH3381, goH3381 with PurahH6513 your servantH5288 downH3381 to the campH4264, 11and you will hearH8085 whatH4100 they sayH1696; and 12afterwardH310 your handsH3027 will be strengthenedH2388 that you may goH3381 downH3381 against the campH4264.” So he wentH3381 with PurahH6513 his servantH5288 downH3381 to the 13outpostsH7097 of the armyH2571 that was in the campH4264. 12Now the MidianitesH4080 and the AmalekitesH6002 and allH3605 the sonsH1121 of the eastH6924 were lyingH5307 in the valleyH6010 14as numerousH7230 as locustsH697; and their camelsH1581 were withoutH369 numberH4557, 15as numerousH7230 as the sandH2344 on the seashoreH3220H8193. 13When GideonH1439 cameH935, beholdH2009, a manH376 was relatingH5608 a dreamH2472 to his friendH7453. And he saidH559, “BeholdH2009, I 16hadH2492 a dreamH2472; 17a loafH6742 of barleyH8184 breadH3899 was tumblingH2015 into the campH4264 of MidianH4080, and it cameH935 to the tentH168 and struckH5221 it so that it fellH5307, and turnedH2015 it 18upsideH4605 downH4605 so that the tentH168 layH5307 flatH5307.” 14His friendH7453 repliedH6030, “ThisH2088 is nothingH369 lessH1115H518 thanH1115H518 the swordH2719 of GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3060, a manH376 of IsraelH3478; GodH430 has givenH5414 MidianH4080 and allH3605 the campH4264 19into his handH3027.”

15When GideonH1439 heardH8085 the accountH4557 of the dreamH2472 and its interpretationH7667, he bowedH7812 in worshipH7812. He returnedH7725 to the campH4264 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559, “AriseH6965, for the LordH3068 has givenH5414 the campH4264 of MidianH4080 into your handsH3027.” 16He dividedH2673 the 300H7969H3967 menH376 into threeH7969 20companiesH7218, and he putH5414 trumpetsH7782 and emptyH7386 pitchersH3537 into the handsH3027 of allH3605 of them, with torchesH3940 insideH8432 the pitchersH3537. 17He saidH559 to them, “LookH7200 at me and doH6213 likewiseH3651. And beholdH2009, when I comeH935 to the outskirtsH7097 of the campH4264, 21doH6213 as I doH6213. 18When I and allH3605 whoH834 are with me blowH8628 the trumpetH7782, then you alsoH1571 blowH8628 the trumpetsH7782 allH3605 aroundH5439 the campH4264 and sayH559, ‘For the LordH3068 and for GideonH1439.’”

19So GideonH1439 and the hundredH3967 menH376 whoH834 were with him cameH935 to the outskirtsH7097 of the campH4264 at the beginningH7218 of the middleH8484 watchH821, whenH389 they had justH389 postedH6965 the watchH8104; and they blewH8628 the trumpetsH7782 and smashedH5310 the pitchersH3537 that were in their handsH3027. 20When the threeH7969 22companiesH7218 blewH8628 the trumpetsH7782 and brokeH7665 the pitchersH3537, they heldH2388 the torchesH3940 in their leftH8040 handsH3027 and the trumpetsH7782 in their rightH3225 handsH3027 for blowingH8628, and criedH7121, “A swordH2719 for the LordH3068 and for GideonH1439!” 21EachH376 stoodH5975 in his placeH8478 aroundH5439 the campH4264; and 23allH3605 the 24armyH4264 ranH7323, cryingH7321 out as they fledH5127. 22When they blewH8628 300H7969H3967 trumpetsH7782, the 25LordH3068 setH7760 the swordH2719 of oneH376 against anotherH7453 even throughoutH3605 the wholeH3605 26armyH4264; and the 27armyH4264 fledH5127 as farH5704 as Beth-shittahH1029 toward ZererahH6888, as farH5704 as the edgeH8193 of 28Abel-meholahH65, by TabbathH2888.