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Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who
were with him, rose up early, and encamped
beside the spring
of Harod: and
the camp
of Midian
was
on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that
were with him, rose up early, and pitched
beside the well
of Harod: so
that
the host
of the
Midianites
were
on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
Yahweh
said to
Gideon, The people who
are with you
are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand
, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, My
own hand has
saved me.
And
the
LORD
said unto
Gideon, The people that
are with thee
are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands
, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine
own hand hath
saved me.
Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever
is fearful and trembling
, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead. There returned of the people twenty -
two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Now therefore go
to,
proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever
is fearful and afraid
, let him return and depart early
from mount Gilead. And
there returned of the people twenty and
two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Yahweh
said to
Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down to
the water, and I will try them for you
there: and it shall be, that of whom I tell
you
, This shall go with you
, the same shall go with you
; and of whoever
I tell
you
, This shall not go with you
, the same shall not go.
And
the
LORD
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.
So he brought down the people to
the water: and Yahweh
said to
Gideon, Everyone
who
laps
of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps
, him shall
you
set by himself; likewise everyone
who
bows
down on
his knees to drink.
So he brought down the people unto
the water: and the
LORD
said unto
Gideon, Every
one
that
lappeth
of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth
, him shalt
thou
set by himself; likewise every
one
that
boweth
down upon
his knees to drink.
The number of those
who
lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was
three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down on
their knees to drink water.
And
the number of them
that
lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were
three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon
their knees to drink water.
Yahweh
said to
Gideon, By the three hundred men who
lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your
hand ;
and let all the people go every man to
his place.
And
the
LORD
said unto
Gideon, By the three hundred men that
lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine
hand :
and let all the other
people go every man unto
his place.
So the people took food
in their hand, and their trumpets ;
and he sent all the men
of Israel every man to
his tent, but
retained the
three hundred men: and the camp
of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
So the people took victuals
in their hand, and their trumpets :
and he sent all the rest
of Israel every man unto
his tent, and
retained those
three hundred men: and the host
of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
It happened
the same night, that Yahweh
said to
him, Arise, get you
down into
the camp
; for I have delivered it into your
hand.
And
it came
to
pass
the same night, that the
LORD
said unto
him, Arise, get thee
down unto
the host
; for I have delivered it into thine
hand.
But if you
fear to go down, go you
with Purah
your
servant down to the camp
:
But if thou
fear to go down, go thou
with Phurah
thy
servant down to the host
:
and you
shall
hear what they say; and afterward shall your
hands be strengthened to go down into
the camp
. Then went he down with Purah
his servant to
the outermost
part
of the armed men who
were in the camp
.
And thou
shalt
hear what they say; and afterward shall thine
hands be strengthened to go down unto
the host
. Then went he down with Phurah
his servant unto
the outside
of the armed men that
were in the host
.
The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts
for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which
is
on
the sea -shore
for multitude.
And
the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers
for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by
the sea side
for multitude.
When Gideon had
come, behold, there was a man telling
a dream to
his fellow ;
and he
said, Behold, I dreamed a dream ;
and, behold
, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp
of Midian, and came to
the
tent, and struck
it so
that it fell, and turned
it upside
down
, so
that the tent lay flat
.
And
when Gideon was
come, behold, there was a man that
told
a dream unto
his fellow ,
and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream ,
and, lo
, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host
of Midian, and came unto
a
tent, and smote
it that it fell, and overturned
it, that the tent lay along
.
His fellow answered, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God has
delivered Midian, and all the host.
And
his fellow answered and
said
, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for
into his hand hath
God delivered Midian, and all the host.
It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation of
it
, that he worshiped;
and he
returned into the camp
of Israel, and said, Arise; for Yahweh
has
delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
And
it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof
, that he worshipped,
and returned into the host
of Israel, and said, Arise; for the
LORD
hath
delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into
the
hands
of
all
of
them
trumpets
, and
empty pitchers, with
torches
within the pitchers.
And
he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a
trumpet
in
every
man's
hand
, with
empty pitchers, and
lamps
within the pitchers.
He said to
them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outermost
part
of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall you
do.
And
he said unto
them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside
of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye
do.
When I blow the
trumpet, I and all who
are with me, then blow you
the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For
Yahweh
and for
Gideon.
When I blow with
a
trumpet, I and all that
are with me, then blow ye
the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The
sword
of
the
LORD,
and of
Gideon.
So Gideon, and the hundred men who
were with him, came to
the outermost
part
of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch ,
when
they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke
in
pieces
the pitchers that were in their hands.
So Gideon, and the hundred men that
were with him, came unto
the outside
of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch ;
and
they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake
the pitchers that were in their hands.
The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke
the pitchers, and held the torches
in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with
which
to blow ;
and they cried, The sword of Yahweh
and of Gideon.
And
the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake
the pitchers, and held the lamps
in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal:
and they cried, The sword of the
LORD,
and of Gideon.
They stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran ;
and they
shouted
, and put
[them]
to
flight
.
And
they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran ,
and cried
, and fled
.
They
blew
the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh
set every man's sword against his fellow, and
against
all the host ;
and the host fled as
far
as
Beth-shittah
toward
Zererah
, as
far
as
the border of Abel
Meholah
, by
Tabbath.
And
the three hundred blew
the
trumpets, and the
LORD
set every man's sword against his fellow, even
throughout
all the host :
and the host fled to
Bethshittah
in
Zererath
, and
to
the border of Abelmeholah
, unto
Tabbath.
The men of Israel were
gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian
.
And
the men of Israel gathered themselves
together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the
Midianites
.
Gideon sent messengers throughout all the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian
, and take before them the waters ,
as
far
as
Beth
Barah,
even
the
Jordan. So
all the men of Ephraim were
gathered together, and took the waters as
far
as
Beth
Barah,
even
the
Jordan.
And
Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount
Ephraim, saying, come down against the
Midianites
, and take before them the waters unto
Bethbarah
and
Jordan. Then
all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves
together, and took the waters unto
Bethbarah
and
Jordan.
They took the
two princes of Midian
, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed
Oreb at
the rock of
Oreb, and Zeeb they killed
at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian :
and they
brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond
the Jordan.
And
they took two princes of the
Midianites
, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew
Oreb upon
the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew
at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian ,
and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on
the other
side
Jordan.
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