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Judges 7:2-9

2And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, “The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you are tooH4480manyרַ֗בRavH7227for Me to handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH5414 H3027Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080overH5414to them,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wouldbecomeH6286boastfulH6286,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘My ownpowerיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027has savedהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467me.’

3Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore comeנָ֜אna'H4994,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whoeverמִֽי־mi-H4310isH3372afraidH3372and worriedוְחָרֵ֔דve.cha.RedH2730,is to returnיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725and leaveוְיִצְפֹּ֖ר מִן־ve.yitz.Por min-H6852 H4480Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568.’”So twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙'es.Rim u.she.Na.yimH6242 H8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505from the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,but tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505remainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ 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.So 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.Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “You shall putתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322everyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605whoH834lapsיָלֹק֩ya.LokH3952the waterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with his tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956as a dogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lapsיָלֹ֣קya.LokH3952in oneH905groupH905,and everyoneוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605whoH834kneelsבִּרְכָּ֖יוbir.KavH1290 H3766downיִכְרַ֥עyikh.Ra'H3766to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354in another.”

6Now the numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of those who lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952,putting their handבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to their mouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,was threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;but allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971kneeledבִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.HemH3766 H1290downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, “I will saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467youwith the threeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menH376who lappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952,and will handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH5414 H3027the Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080overH5414to you; so have allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the otherpeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980,eachH376manH376to hishomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.”

8Sothe three hundred men tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the people’sהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971provisionsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720and their trumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782in their handsבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027. AndGideon dismissedשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605the othermenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,but retainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388the threeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376;and the campוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478him in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9Now on the sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915it cameH1961aboutH1961that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381against the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,for I have handedבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH5414 H3027it overH5414to you.

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