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And Gorgias came by night into the camp of Judas, and found no man, and he sought them in the mountains: for he said: These men flee from us.
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And when it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men only, who neither had armour nor swords.
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And they saw the camp of the Gentiles that it was strong, and the men in breastplates, and the horsemen round about them, and these were trained up to war.
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And Judas said to the men that were with him: Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault.
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Remember in what manner our fathers were saved in the Red Sea, when Pharao pursued them with a great army.
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And now let us cry to heaven: and the Lord will have mercy on us, and will remember the covenant of our fathers, and will destroy this army before our face this day:
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And all nations shall know that there is one that redeemeth and delivereth Israel.
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And the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming against them.
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And they went out of the camp to battle, and they that were with Judas sounded the trumpet.
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And they joined battle: and the Gentiles were routed, and fled into the plain.
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But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword, and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men.