Verse 5

Judges 7:5

GOD'S WORD Translation

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5 So he brought down the people to the water; and Yahweh said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, like a dog laps, you shall set him by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יּ֥וֹרֶד אֶת הָ/עָ֖ם אֶל הַ/מָּ֑יִם וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל גִּדְע֗וֹן כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר יָלֹק֩ בִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֨/וֹ מִן הַ/מַּ֜יִם כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָלֹ֣ק הַ/כֶּ֗לֶב תַּצִּ֤יג אוֹת/וֹ֙ לְ/בָ֔ד וְ/כֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר יִכְרַ֥ע עַל בִּרְכָּ֖י/ו לִ/שְׁתּֽוֹת

English Translation

And he brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to Gideon, "Everyone who laps the water with his tongue like a dog, you shall set apart by himself, and everyone who kneels down on his knees to drink.

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Chapter 7 Context

1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped bes... Focus ↗

2 Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into... Focus ↗

3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him... Focus ↗

4 Yahweh said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Bring them down to the water, and I will te... Focus ↗

5 So he brought down the people to the water; and Yahweh said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps of the wat...

6 The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all th... Focus ↗

7 Yahweh said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midiani... Focus ↗

8 So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every m... Focus ↗

9 That same night, Yahweh said to him, “Arise, go down into the camp; for I have delivered it into you... Focus ↗

10 But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp. Focus ↗

11 You will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp.... Focus ↗

12 The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locu... Focus ↗

13 When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dre... Focus ↗

14 His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Isra... Focus ↗

15 It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and its interpretation, that he worshiped. Th... Focus ↗

16 He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all them trumpet... Focus ↗

17 He said to them, “Watch me, and do likewise. Behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp,... Focus ↗

18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all... Focus ↗

19 So Gideon, and the hundred men who were with him, came to the outermost part of the camp in the begi... Focus ↗

20 The three companies blew the trumpets, broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands,... Focus ↗

21 They each stood in his place around the camp; and all the army ran; and they shouted, and put them t... Focus ↗

22 They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man’s sword against his fellow, and again... Focus ↗

23 The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh,... Focus ↗

24 Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian... Focus ↗

25 They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at Oreb’s rock, and Zeeb they k... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 7 (25 verses)
Version: GOD'S WORD Translation

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