7:1 Then Jerubbaal 3378, who [is] Gideon 1439, and all the people 5971 that [were] with him, rose up early 7925 8686, and pitched 2583 8799 beside the well of Harod 5878: so that the host 4264 of the Midianites 4080 were on the north side 6828 of them, by the hill 1389 of Moreh 4176, in the valley 6010.

7:2 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Gideon 1439, The people 5971 that [are] with thee [are] too many 7227 for me to give 5414 8800 the Midianites 4080 into their hands 3027, lest Israel 3478 vaunt 6286 8691 themselves against me, saying 559 8800, Mine own hand 3027 hath saved 3467 8689 me.

7:3 Now therefore go to 4994, proclaim 7121 8798 in the ears 241 of the people 5971, saying 559 8800, Whosoever [is] fearful 3373 and afraid 2730, let him return 7725 8799 and depart early 6852 8799 from mount 2022 Gilead 1568. And there returned 7725 8799 of the people 5971 twenty 6242 and two 8147 thousand 505; and there remained 7604 8738 ten 6235 thousand 505.

7:4 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Gideon 1439, The people 5971 [are] yet [too] many 7227; bring them down 3381 8685 unto the water 4325, and I will try 6884 8799 them for thee there: and it shall be, [that] of whom I say 559 8799 unto thee, This shall go 3212 8799 with thee, the same shall go 3212 8799 with thee; and of whomsoever I say 559 8799 unto thee, This shall not go 3212 8799 with thee, the same shall not go 3212 8799.

7:5 So he brought down 3381 8686 the people 5971 unto the water 4325: and the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Gideon 1439, Every one that lappeth 3952 8799 of the water 4325 with his tongue 3956, as a dog 3611 lappeth 3952 8799, him shalt thou set 3322 8686 by himself; likewise every one that boweth down 3766 8799 upon his knees 1290 to drink 8354 8800.

7:6 And the number 4557 of them that lapped 3952 8764, [putting] their hand 3027 to their mouth 6310, were three 7969 hundred 3967 men 376: but all the rest 3499 of the people 5971 bowed down 3766 8804 upon their knees 1290 to drink 8354 8800 water 4325.

7:7 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Gideon 1439, By the three 7969 hundred 3967 men 376 that lapped 3952 8764 will I save 3467 8686 you, and deliver 5414 8804 the Midianites 4080 into thine hand 3027: and let all the [other] people 5971 go 3212 8799 every man 376 unto his place 4725.

7:8 So the people 5971 took 3947 8799 victuals 6720 in their hand 3027, and their trumpets 7782: and he sent 7971 8765 all 376 [the rest of] Israel 3478 every man 376 unto his tent 168, and retained 2388 8689 those three 7969 hundred 3967 men 376: and the host 4264 of Midian 4080 was beneath him in the valley 6010.

7:9 And it came to pass the same night 3915, that the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto him, Arise 6965 8798, get thee down 3381 8798 unto the host 4264; for I have delivered 5414 8804 it into thine hand 3027.

7:10 But if thou fear 3373 to go down 3381 8800, go 3381 0 thou with Phurah 6513 thy servant 5288 down 3381 8798 to the host 4264:

7:11 And thou shalt hear 8085 8804 what they say 1696 8762; and afterward 310 shall thine hands 3027 be strengthened 2388 8799 to go down 3381 8804 unto the host 4264. Then went he down 3381 8799 with Phurah 6513 his servant 5288 unto the outside 7097 of the armed men 2571 that [were] in the host 4264.(armed men: or, ranks by five)

7:12 And the Midianites 4080 and the Amalekites 6002 and all the children 1121 of the east 6924 lay 5307 8802 along in the valley 6010 like grasshoppers 697 for multitude 7230; and their camels 1581 [were] without number 4557, as the sand 2344 by the sea 3220 side 8193 for multitude 7230.

7:13 And when Gideon 1439 was come 935 8799, behold, [there was] a man 376 that told 5608 8764 a dream 2472 unto his fellow 7453, and said 559 8799, Behold, I dreamed 2492 8804 a dream 2472, and, lo, a cake 6742 8675 6742 of barley 8184 bread 3899 tumbled 2015 8693 into the host 4264 of Midian 4080, and came 935 8799 unto a tent 168, and smote 5221 8686 it that it fell 5307 8799, and overturned 2015 8799 4605 it, that the tent 168 lay along 5307 8804.

7:14 And his fellow 7453 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, This [is] nothing else save the sword 2719 of Gideon 1439 the son 1121 of Joash 3101, a man 376 of Israel 3478: [for] into his hand 3027 hath God 430 delivered 5414 8804 Midian 4080, and all the host 4264.

7:15 And it was [so], when Gideon 1439 heard 8085 8800 the telling 4557 of the dream 2472, and the interpretation 7667 thereof, that he worshipped 7812 8691, and returned 7725 8799 into the host 4264 of Israel 3478, and said 559 8799, Arise 6965 8798; for the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 8804 into your hand 3027 the host 4264 of Midian 4080.(interpretation: Heb. breaking)

7:16 And he divided 2673 8799 the three 7969 hundred 3967 men 376 [into] three 7969 companies 7218, and he put 5414 8799 a trumpet 7782 in every man's hand 3027, with empty 7386 pitchers 3537, and lamps 3940 within 8432 the pitchers 3537.(a trumpet…: Heb. trumpets in the hand of all of them)(lamps: or, firebrands, or, torches)

7:17 And he said 559 8799 unto them, Look 7200 8799 on me, and do 6213 8799 likewise: and, behold, when I come 935 8802 to the outside 7097 of the camp 4264, it shall be [that], as I do 6213 8799, so shall ye do 6213 8799.

7:18 When I blow 8628 8804 with a trumpet 7782, I and all that [are] with me, then blow 8628 8804 ye the trumpets 7782 also on every side 5439 of all the camp 4264, and say 559 8804, [The sword] of the LORD 3068, and of Gideon 1439.

7:19 So Gideon 1439, and the hundred 3967 men 376 that [were] with him, came 935 8799 unto the outside 7097 of the camp 4264 in the beginning 7218 of the middle 8484 watch 821; and they had but 389 newly 6965 8687 set 6965 8689 the watch 8104 8802: and they blew 8628 8799 the trumpets 7782, and brake 5310 8800 the pitchers 3537 that [were] in their hands 3027.

7:20 And the three 7969 companies 7218 blew 8628 8799 the trumpets 7782, and brake 7665 8799 the pitchers 3537, and held 2388 8686 the lamps 3940 in their left 8040 hands 3027, and the trumpets 7782 in their right 3225 hands 3027 to blow 8628 8800 [withal]: and they cried 7121 8799, The sword 2719 of the LORD 3068, and of Gideon 1439.

7:21 And they stood 5975 8799 every man 376 in his place round about 5439 the camp 4264: and all the host 4264 ran 7323 8799, and cried 7321 8686, and fled 5127 8799 8675 5127 8686.

7:22 And the three 7969 hundred 3967 blew 8628 8799 the trumpets 7782, and the LORD 3068 set 7760 8799 every man's 376 sword 2719 against his fellow 7453, even throughout all the host 4264: and the host 4264 fled 5127 8799 to Bethshittah 1029 in Zererath 6888, [and] to the border 8193 of Abelmeholah 65, unto Tabbath 2888.(in: or, toward)(border: Heb. lip)

7:23 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 gathered themselves together 6817 8735 out of Naphtali 5321, and out of Asher 836, and out of all Manasseh 4519, and pursued 7291 8799 after 310 the Midianites 4080.

7:24 And Gideon 1439 sent 7971 8804 messengers 4397 throughout all mount 2022 Ephraim 669, saying 559 8800, Come down 3381 8798 against 7125 8800 the Midianites 4080, and take 3920 8798 before them the waters 4325 unto Bethbarah 1012 and Jordan 3383. Then all the men 376 of Ephraim 669 gathered themselves together 6817 8735, and took 3920 8799 the waters 4325 unto Bethbarah 1012 and Jordan 3383.

7:25 And they took 3920 8799 two 8147 princes 8269 of the Midianites 4080, Oreb 6159 and Zeeb 2062; and they slew 2026 8799 Oreb 6159 upon the rock 6697 Oreb 6159, and Zeeb 2062 they slew 2026 8804 at the winepress 3342 of Zeeb 2062, and pursued 7291 8799 Midian 4080, and brought 935 8689 the heads 7218 of Oreb 6159 and Zeeb 2062 to Gideon 1439 on the other side 5676 Jordan 3383.

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