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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.
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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.
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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.
aer'yt03373 -yim r{maelt0559 ~'['ht05971 yen.z'a.B a'nt04994 a'r.qt07121 h'T;[.w ? ~'['ht05971 -nim b'v'Y;w d'[.liG;ht01568 r;hemt02022 r{P.cIy.wt06852 b{v'y der'x.wt02730 ? .Wr'a.vint07604 ~yip'l]a t,r,f][;w @,l,at0505 ~Iy;n.v.Wt08147 ~yir.f,[
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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.
b'rt07227 ~'['ht05971 dw{[ !w{[.diGt01439 -l,a h'wh.yt03068 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~'v '$.l .WN,p.r.c,a.w ~Iy;M;ht04325 -l,a ~'tw{a derw{h ? a.Wh .$'Tia .$eley h,z '$y,lea r;m{at0559 r,v]a h'y'h.w ? .$eley -a{l h,z '$y,lea r;m{at0559 -r,v]a l{k.w .$'Tia .$eley ? .$eley a{l a.Wh .$'Mi[
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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.
h'wh.yt03068 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ~Iy'M;ht04325 -l,a ~'['ht05971 -t,a d,rw{Y;w ? ~Iy;M;ht04325 -nim w{nw{v.liB q{l'y -r,v]a l{K !w{[.diGt01439 -l,a ? l{k.w d'b.l w{tw{a gyiC;Tt03322 b,l,K;h q{l'y r,v]a;K ? tw{T.vil wy'K.riB -l;[ [;r.kIyt03766 -r,v]a
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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.
~,hyiP -l,a ~'d'y.Bt03027 ~yiq.q;l]m;ht03952 r;P.simt04557 yih.y;w ? ~,hyek.riB -l;[ .W[.r'Kt03766 ~'['ht05971 r,t,yt03499 l{k.w vyiat0376 tw{aem v{l.v ? ~Iy'mt04325 tw{T.vil
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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.
tw{aem v{l.viBt07969 !w{[.diGt01439 -l,a h'wh.yt03068 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? !'y.dimt04080 -t,a yiT;t'n.wt05414 ~,k.t,a ;[yivw{a ~yiq.q;l]m;ht03952 vyia'ht0376 ? w{m{q.mil vyiat0376 .Wk.ley ~'['ht05971 -l'k.w '$,d'y.Bt03027
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So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
~,hyet{r.pw{vt07782 tea.w ~'d'y.Bt03027 ~'['ht05971 h'dect06720 -t,a .Wx.qiY;wt03947 ? wy'l'h{a.lt0168 vyiat0376 x;Livt07971 lea'r.fIyt03478 vyiat0376 -l'K tea.w ? !'y.dimt04080 hen]x;m.Wt04264 qyiz/x,h vyia'ht0376 tw{aem -v{l.vib.W ? q,me['Bt06010 t;x;Tim w{l h'y'h
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And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
h'wh.yt03068 wy'lea r,ma{Y;wt0559 a.Wh;h h'l.y;L;Bt03915 yih.y;w ? '$,d'y.Bt03027 wyiT;t.n yiK h,n]x;M;Bt04264 der ~.Wqt06965
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But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
'$.r;[;nt05288 h'rUp.Wt06513 h'T;a der t,d,r'l h'T;a aer'yt03373 -mia.w ? h,n]x;M;ht04264 -l,a
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And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
'$y,d'yt03027 h'n.q;z/x,Tt02388 r;x;a.wt0310 .WreB;d.yt01696 -h;m 'T.[;m'v.wt08085 ? w{r][;nt05288 h'rUp.Wt06513 a.Wh d,reY;wt03381 h,n]x;M;Bt04264 'T.d;r'y.wt03381 ? h,n]x;M;Bt04264 r,v]a ~yivUm]x;ht02571 hec.qt07097 -l,a
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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.
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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.
.Whe[er.lt07453 reP;s.mt05608 vyiat0376 -heNih.wt04264 !w{[.digt01439 a{b'Y;w ? heNih.wt05221 yiT.m;l'x ~w{l]xt02472 heNih r,ma{Y;wt0559 ~w{l]xt02472 ? !'y.dimt04080 hen]x;m.B .$eP;h.timt02015 ~yir{[.f ~,x,lt03899 lw{l.ct06742 ? .Whek.p;h;Y;w l{PiY;w .WheK;Y;w l,h{a'ht0168 -d;[ a{b'Y;w ? l,h{a'ht0168 l;p'n.wt05307 h'l.[;m.lt04605
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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.
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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.
~w{l]x;ht02472 r;P.simt04557 -t,a !w{[.diGt01439 ;[{m.vikt08085 yih.y;wt03068 ? hen]x;mt04264 -l,a b'v'Y;w .Wx'T.viY;w w{r.bivt07667 -t,a.w ? ~,k.d,y.Bt03027 h'wh.y !;t'n -yiK .Wm.Wq r,ma{Y;wt0559 lea'r.fIyt03478 ? !'y.dim hen]x;mt04264 -t,a
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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.
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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.
.Wf][;T !ek.w .Wa.rit yiN,Mim ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? h,f/[,at06213 -r,v]a;k h'y'h.w h,n]x;M;h hec.qiBt07097 a'b yik{n'a heNih.w ? !.Wf][;T !eK
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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.
yiTia r,v]a -l'k.w yik{n'a r'pw{V;Bt07782 yiT.[;q't.wt08628 ? h,n]x;M;ht04264 -l'K tw{byib.s ~,T;a -m;G tw{r'pw{V;Bt07782 ~,T.[;q.t.W ? !w{[.dig.l.W h'why;lt03068 ~,T.r;m]a;wt0559
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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.
hec.qiBt07097 w{Tia -r,v]a vyiat0376 -h'aem.Wt03967 !w{[.digt01439 a{b'Y;w ? ~eq'h .$;at0389 h'nw{kyiT;h t,r{m.v;a'ht08104 va{r h,n]x;M;ht04264 ? tw{r'pw{V;Bt07782 .W[.q.tiY;wt08628 ~yir.m{V;ht0821 -t,a .Wmyiqeh ? ~'d'y.Bt03027 r,v]a ~yiD;K;ht03537 #w{p'n.w
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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.
.Wr.B.viY;wt07665 tw{r'pw{V;Bt07782 ~yiva'r'ht07218 t,v{l.vt07969 .W[.q.tiY;wt08628 ? ~yidiP;L;Bt03940 ]m'lw{am.f -d;y.bt03027 .Wqyiz]x;Y;w ~yiD;K;ht03537 ? .Wa.r.qiY;wt07121 ;[w{q.tilt08628 tw{r'pw{V;ht07782 ~'nyim.yt03225 -d;y.b.Wt03027 ? !w{[.dig.l.W h'why;lt03068 b,r,xt02719
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And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
#'r'Y;w h,n]x;M;lt04264 byib's wy'T.x;T vyiat0376 .Wd.m;[;Y;wt05975 ? .Wsyin'Y;w .W[yir'Y;w h,n]x;M;ht04264 -l'K
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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.
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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.
rev'at0836 -nim.W yil'T.p;Nimt05321 lea'r.fIyt03478 -vyiat0376 qe['CiY;wt06817 ? !'y.dimt04080 yer]x;at0310 .Wp.D.riY;w h,V;n.mt04519 -l'K -nim.W
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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.
~Iy;r.p,at0669 r;ht02022 -l'k.B !w{[.diGt01439 x;l'vt07971 ~yik'a.l;m.W ? ~Iy;M;ht04325 -t,a ~,h'l .Wd.kil.wt03920 !'y.dimt04080 ta;r.qilt07125 .Wd.r r{maelt0559 ? vyiat0376 -l'K qe['CiY;wt06817 !eD.r;Y;ht03381 -t,a.w h'r'B tyeB d;[ ? h'r'B tyeB d;[ ~Iy;M;ht04325 -t,a .Wd.K.liY;wt03920 ~Iy;r.p,at0669 ? !eD.r;Y;ht03383 -t,a.w
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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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