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Judges 7:4-8

4And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.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 armyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was beneath him in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

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