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Judges 7:2-9

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are with thee are toomanyרַ֗בRavH7227for me togiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into theirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, lestIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntיִתְפָּאֵ֨רyit.pa.'ErH6286themselves against me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, My ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467me.

3Nowthereforeנָ֜אna'H4994,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whoever isfearfulיָרֵ֣אya.Re'H3373andafraidוְחָרֵ֔דve.cha.RedH2730, let himreturnיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725and departearlyוְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.PorH6852frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568. And therereturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and thereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971are yet toomanyרָב֒ravH7227; bring themdownהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381to thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and I willtryוְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּve.'etz.re.Fe.nuH6884them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom Isayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559to thee, This shallgoH3212with thee, the same shallgoH3212with thee; and of whomever Isayאֹמַ֜ר'o.MarH559to thee, This shall notgoH3212with thee, the same shall notgoH3212.

5So he broughtdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to thewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, Every one thatlappethיָלֹק֩ya.LokH3952of thewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with histongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956, as adogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappethיָלֹ֣קya.LokH3952, him shalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322by himself; likewise every one that bowethdownיִכְרַ֥עyikh.Ra'H3766upon hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֖יוbir.KavH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6And thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of them thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952, putting theirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to theirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: but all therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971boweddownכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766upon theirkneesבִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.HemH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, By thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952will Isaveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you, anddeliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: and let all the otherpeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goH3212everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8So thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947provisionsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720in theirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782: and hesentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376the rest ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, andretainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388thosethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376: and thehostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was beneath him in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And it came to pass the samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965, godownרֵ֣דredH3381to thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414it into thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

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