Verse 4

Judges 7:4

American Standard Version

4 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
1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped be... Focus ↗
2 And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianit... Focus ↗
3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and trembling, let hi... Focus ↗
4 And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I wil...
5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and Jehovah said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth o... Focus ↗
6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but al... Focus ↗
7 And Jehovah said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the... Focus ↗
8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel eve... Focus ↗
9 And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Arise, get thee down into the camp;... Focus ↗
10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to the camp: Focus ↗
11 and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down into the... Focus ↗
12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like... Focus ↗
13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Beho... Focus ↗
14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a... Focus ↗
15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he w... Focus ↗
16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them... Focus ↗
17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outermost part o... Focus ↗
18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of... Focus ↗
19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the b... Focus ↗
20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the torches in their lef... Focus ↗
21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted,... Focus ↗
22 And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and Jehovah set every man`s sword against his fellow, and... Focus ↗
23 And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manas... Focus ↗
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Mid... Focus ↗
25 And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and... Focus ↗