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Judges 7 (WEBP)

[1] Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. Midian’s camp was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
[2] Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
[3] Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.’ ” So twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained.
[4] Yahweh said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. It shall be, that those whom I tell you, ‘This shall go with you,’ shall go with you; and whoever I tell you, ‘This shall not go with you,’ shall not go.”
[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.”
[6] 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.
[7] Yahweh said to Gideon, “I will save you by the three hundred men who lapped, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, each to his own place.”
[8] So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of the men of Israel to their own tents, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
[9] That same night, Yahweh said to him, “Arise, go down into the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
[10] But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp.
[11] You will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will 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.
[12] 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 seashore for multitude.
[13] When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”
[14] His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army.”
[15] It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. Then he returned into the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for Yahweh has delivered the army of Midian into your hand!”
[16] 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.
[17] He said to them, “Watch me, and do likewise. Behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so you shall do.
[18] When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and shout, ‘For Yahweh and for Gideon!’ ”
[19] 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. Then they blew the trumpets and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.
[20] The three companies blew the trumpets, broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they shouted, “The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon!”
[21] They each stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight.
[22] They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man’s sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
[23] The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued Midian.
[24] Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take the waters before them 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.
[25] They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at Oreb’s rock, and Zeeb they killed at Zeeb’s wine press, as they pursued Midian. Then they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 7 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] 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. ()
[5] 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. ()
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] But if thou fear to go down, () go thou with Phurah thy servant down () to the host:
[11] 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.
[12] 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.
[13] 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. ()
[14] 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.
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] 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. ()
[18] 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.
[19] 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.
[20] 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.
[21] And they stood () every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, () and cried, () and fled. () () ()
[22] 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 Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath.
[23] 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.
[24] And Gideon sent () messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, () Come down () against () the Midianites, and take () before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, () and took () the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
[25] 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.

Judges 7:11 Or, ranks by five
Judges 7:15 Heb. the breaking thereof
Judges 7:16 Or, firebrands or torches
Judges 7:22a Or, towards
Judges 7:22b Heb. tip

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 7 (BYZ)

[1] και ωρθρισεν ιεροβααλ αυτος εστιν γεδεων και πας ο λαος ο μετ αυτου και παρενεβαλεν επι την γην αρωεδ και παρεμβολη μαδιαμ και αμαληκ ην αυτω απο βορρα απο του βουνου του αβωρ εν τη κοιλαδι
[2] και ειπεν κυριος προς γεδεων πολυς ο λαος ο μετα σου ωστε μη παραδουναι με την μαδιαμ εν χειρι αυτων μηποτε καυχησηται ισραηλ επ εμε λεγων η χειρ μου εσωσεν με
[3] και ειπεν κυριος προς αυτον λαλησον δη εις τα ωτα του λαου λεγων τις δειλος και φοβουμενος αποστραφητω και εξωρμησαν απο του ορους του γαλααδ και απεστραφησαν απο του λαου εικοσι και δυο χιλιαδες και δεκα χιλιαδες υπελειφθησαν
[4] και ειπεν κυριος προς γεδεων ετι ο λαος πολυς καταγαγε αυτους εις το υδωρ και δοκιμω αυτους σοι εκει και εσται ον εαν ειπω προς σε ουτος πορευσεται μετα σου αυτος πορευσεται μετα σου και ον εαν ειπω σοι οτι ου πορευσεται μετα σου αυτος ου πορευσεται μετα σου
[5] και κατεβιβασεν τον λαον εις το υδωρ και ειπεν κυριος προς γεδεων πας ος αν λαψη τη γλωσση αυτου εκ του υδατος ως εαν λαψη ο κυων στησεις αυτον κατα μονας και πας ος αν καμψη επι τα γονατα αυτου του πιειν μεταστησεις αυτον καθ αυτον
[6] και εγενετο πας ο αριθμος των λαψαντων εν τη γλωσση αυτων τριακοσιοι ανδρες και πας ο επιλοιπος του λαου εκαμψαν επι τα γονατα αυτων του πιειν υδωρ
[7] και ειπεν κυριος προς γεδεων εν τοις τριακοσιοις ανδρασιν τοις λαψασιν σωσω υμας και παραδωσω την μαδιαμ εν χειρι σου και πας ο λαος αποτρεχετω ανηρ εις τον τοπον αυτου
[8] και ελαβον τον επισιτισμον του λαου εν τη χειρι αυτων και τας κερατινας αυτων και παντα ανδρα ισραηλ εξαπεστειλεν ανδρα εις το σκηνωμα αυτου των δε τριακοσιων ανδρων εκρατησεν η δε παρεμβολη μαδιαμ ην υποκατωθεν αυτου εν τη κοιλαδι
[9] και εγενηθη εν τη νυκτι εκεινη και ειπεν προς αυτον κυριος αναστα καταβηθι το ταχος εντευθεν εις την παρεμβολην οτι παρεδωκα αυτην εν τη χειρι σου
[10] ει δε φοβη συ καταβηναι καταβηθι συ και φαρα το παιδαριον σου εις την παρεμβολην
[11] και ακουση τι λαλουσιν και μετα ταυτα ισχυσουσιν αι χειρες σου και καταβηση εν τη παρεμβολη και κατεβη αυτος και φαρα το παιδαριον αυτου εις μερος των πεντηκοντα των εν τη παρεμβολη
[12] και μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και παντες οι υιοι ανατολων παρεμβεβληκεισαν εν τη κοιλαδι ως ακρις εις πληθος και ταις καμηλοις αυτων ουκ ην αριθμος αλλ ησαν ωσπερ η αμμος η επι το χειλος της θαλασσης εις πληθος
[13] και εισηλθεν γεδεων και ιδου ανηρ εξηγειτο τω πλησιον αυτου το ενυπνιον και ειπεν ιδου το ενυπνιον ο ηνυπνιασθην και ιδου μαγις αρτου κριθινου κυλιομενη εν τη παρεμβολη μαδιαμ και ηλθεν εως της σκηνης μαδιαμ και επαταξεν αυτην και κατεστρεψεν αυτην και επεσεν η σκηνη
[14] και απεκριθη ο πλησιον αυτου και ειπεν ουκ εστιν αυτη αλλ η ρομφαια γεδεων υιου ιωας ανδρος ισραηλ παρεδωκεν κυριος εν χειρι αυτου την μαδιαμ και πασαν την παρεμβολην
[15] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν γεδεων την διηγησιν του ενυπνιου και την συγκρισιν αυτου και προσεκυνησεν κυριον και επεστρεψεν εις την παρεμβολην ισραηλ και ειπεν αναστητε οτι παρεδωκεν κυριος εν χερσιν υμων την παρεμβολην μαδιαμν
[16] και διειλεν τους τριακοσιους ανδρας τρεις αρχας και εδωκεν κερατινας εν χειρι παντων και υδριας κενας και λαμπαδας εν μεσω των υδριων
[17] και ειπεν προς αυτους απ εμου οψεσθε και ουτως ποιησετε και ιδου εγω εισπορευομαι εν μεσω της παρεμβολης και εσται ως εαν ποιησω ουτως ποιησετε
[18] και σαλπιω τη κερατινη εγω και παντες οι μετ εμου και σαλπιειτε ταις κερατιναις και υμεις κυκλω της παρεμβολης και ερειτε τω κυριω και τω γεδεων
[19] και εισηλθεν γεδεων και εκατον ανδρες μετ αυτου εν μερει της παρεμβολης αρχομενης της φυλακης της μεσουσης πλην εγερσει ηγειρεν τους φυλασσοντας και εσαλπισαν ταις κερατιναις και εξετιναξαν τας υδριας τας εν ταις χερσιν αυτων
[20] και εσαλπισαν αι τρεις αρχαι εν ταις κερατιναις και συνετριψαν τας υδριας και ελαβοντο εν τη χειρι τη αριστερα αυτων των λαμπαδων και εν τη χειρι τη δεξια αυτων αι κερατιναι του σαλπιζειν και ανεκραξαν ρομφαια τω κυριω και τω γεδεων
[21] και εστησαν εκαστος καθ εαυτον κυκλω της παρεμβολης και εδραμον πασα η παρεμβολη και εσημαναν και εφυγον
[22] και εσαλπισαν αι τριακοσιαι κερατιναι και εθετο κυριος μαχαιραν ανδρος εν τω πλησιον αυτου και εν ολη τη παρεμβολη και εφυγεν η παρεμβολη εως της βαιθασεττα και συνηγμενη εως χειλους αβελμεουλα και επι ταβαθ
[23] και εβοησεν ανηρ ισραηλ εκ νεφθαλιμ και εξ ασηρ και εκ παντος μανασση και κατεδιωξαν οπισω μαδιαμ
[24] και αγγελους εξαπεστειλεν γεδεων εν παντι οριω εφραιμ λεγων καταβητε εις συναντησιν μαδιαμ και καταλαβετε εαυτοις το υδωρ εως βαιθβηρα και τον ιορδανην και εβοησεν πας ανηρ εφραιμ και προκατελαβοντο το υδωρ εως βαιθβηρα και τον ιορδανην
[25] και συνελαβον τους δυο αρχοντας μαδιαμ τον ωρηβ και τον ζηβ και απεκτειναν τον ωρηβ εν σουριν και τον ζηβ απεκτειναν εν ιακεφζηβ και κατεδιωξαν μαδιαμ και την κεφαλην ωρηβ και ζηβ ηνεγκαν προς γεδεων εκ του περαν του ιορδανου

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.