Verse 4
Judges 7:4
American Standard Version
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And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל גִּדְע֗וֹן עוֹד֮ הָ/עָ֣ם רָב֒ הוֹרֵ֤ד אוֹתָ/ם֙ אֶל הַ/מַּ֔יִם וְ/אֶצְרְפֶ֥/נּוּ לְ/ךָ֖ שָׁ֑ם וְ/הָיָ֡ה אֲשֶׁר֩ אֹמַ֨ר אֵלֶ֜י/ךָ זֶ֣ה יֵלֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֗/ךְ ה֚וּא יֵלֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֔/ךְ וְ/כֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁר אֹמַ֜ר אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ זֶ֚ה לֹא יֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔/ךְ ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵלֵֽךְ
English Translation
And the Lord said to Gideon, "Still the people are too many; bring them down to the waters, and I will test them for you there. And it shall be that the one of whom I say to you, 'This one shall go with you,' he shall go with you; and whoever I say to you, 'This one shall not go with you,' he shall not go."
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Chapter 7 Context
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So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel eve...
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And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Arise, get thee down into the camp;...
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But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp:
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