Verse 7

Judges 7:7

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

7 And the Lord said to Gedeon: By the three hundred men, that lapped water, I will save you, and deliver Madian into thy hand: but let all the rest of the people return to their place.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל גִּדְע֗וֹן בִּ/שְׁלֹשׁ֩ מֵא֨וֹת הָ/אִ֤ישׁ הַֽ/מֲלַקְקִים֙ אוֹשִׁ֣יעַ אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י אֶת מִדְיָ֖ן בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ וְ/כָל הָ/עָ֔ם יֵלְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לִ/מְקֹמֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And the Lord said to Gideon, "With three hundred men who lap the water, I will save you, and I will give Midian into your hand, and all the people shall go, each to his place."
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Chapter 7 Context
1 Then Jerobaal, who is the same as Gedeon, rising up early and all the people with him, came to the f... Focus ↗
2 And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people that are with thee are many, and Madian shall not be deliver... Focus ↗
3 Speak to the people, and proclaim in the hearing of all, I Whosoever is fearful and timorous, let hi... Focus ↗
4 And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people are still too many, bring them to the waters, and there I wi... Focus ↗
5 And when the people were come down to the waters, the Lord said to Gedeon: They that shall lap the w... Focus ↗
6 And the number of them that had lapped water, casting it with the hand to their mouth, was three hun... Focus ↗
7 And the Lord said to Gedeon: By the three hundred men, that lapped water, I will save you, and deliv...
8 So taking victuals and trumpets according to their number, he ordered all the rest of the multitude... Focus ↗
9 The same night the Lord said to him: Arise, and go down into the camp: because I have delivered them... Focus ↗
10 But if thou be afraid to go alone, let Phara thy servant go down with thee. Focus ↗
11 And when thou shalt hear what they are saying, then shall thy hands be strengthened, and thou shalt... Focus ↗
12 But Madian and Amalec, and all the eastern people lay scattered in the valley, as a multitude of loc... Focus ↗
13 And when Gedeon was come, one told his neighbour a dream: and in this manner related what he had see... Focus ↗
14 He to whom he spoke, answered: This is nothing else but the sword of Gedeon the son of Joas a man of... Focus ↗
15 And when Gedeon had heard the dream, and the interpretation thereof, he adored: and returned to the... Focus ↗
16 And he divided the three hundred men into three parts, and gave them trumpets in their hands, and em... Focus ↗
17 And he said to them: What you shall see me do, do you the same: I will go into one part of the camp,... Focus ↗
18 When the trumpet shall sound in my hand, do you also blow the trumpets on every side of the camp. Focus ↗
19 And Gedeon, and the three hundred men that were with him, went into part of the camp, at the beginni... Focus ↗
20 And when they sounded their trumpets in three places round about the camp, and had broken their pitc... Focus ↗
21 Standing every man in his place round about the enemies' camp. So all the camp was troubled, and cry... Focus ↗
22 And the three hundred men nevertheless persisted sounding the trumpets. And the Lord sent the sword... Focus ↗
23 Fleeing as far as Bethsetta, and the border of Abelmahula in Tebbath. But the men of Israel shouting... Focus ↗
24 And Gedeon sent messengers into all mount Ephraim, saying: Come down to meet Madian, and take the wa... Focus ↗
25 And having taken two men of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: Oreb they slew in the rock of Oreb, and Zeb in the... Focus ↗