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Judges 7:2-9

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are with thee aretooH5921manyרַ֗בRavH7227formeH413togiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intoH413theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntH559themselvesH5921againstH5921meH413,sayingH559, Mine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467meH413.

3Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforegoיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725to,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whosoever is fearful and trembling,letנָ֜אna'H4994himreturnוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725anddepartוְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.PorH6852frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568. And therereturnedH7725of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and thereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971are yettooH7227manyH7227;bringהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381themdownH3381unto thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that ofwhomH834Isayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559unto thee, This shallgoH3381with thee, thesameה֚וּאhu'H1931shallgoH3381with thee; and of whomsoever Isayאֹמַ֜ר'o.MarH559unto thee, This shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goH3381with thee, thesameה֖וּאhu'H1931shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goH3381.

5Soמִן־min-H4480hebroughtH3381downH3381thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Everyכֹּ֣לkolH3605one that lappeth of thewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with histongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956, as adogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappeth, him shalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322byhimselfלְבָ֔דle.VadH905; likewiseeveryוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605one that bowethdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381uponעַל־'al-H5921hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֖יוbir.KavH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6And thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of them thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952, putting theirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to theirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310, wasthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: butallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bowedH3766downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766uponעַל־'al-H5921theirkneesבִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.HemH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, By thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952will IsaveH3467youH5414, anddeliverאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: andletH5414allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goeveryH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8SoH3947thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookH3947victuals in theirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782: and hesentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allH3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto histentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, butretainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388thethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376: and thecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasbeneathמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478him in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,getH6965theedownרֵ֣דredH3381intoH413thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414itintoH413thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

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