Judges 7:2-8 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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2 H3068 And the LORD H559 said [H8799] H1439 unto Gideon H5971 , The people H7227 that are with thee are too many H5414 for me to give [H8800] H4080 the Midianites H3027 into their hands H3478 , lest Israel H6286 vaunt [H8691] H559 themselves against me, saying [H8800] H3027 , Mine own hand H3467 hath saved [H8689] me.

3 H4994 Now therefore go to H7121 , proclaim [H8798] H241 in the ears H5971 of the people H559 , saying [H8800] H3373 , Whosoever is fearful H2730 and afraid H7725 , let him return [H8799] H6852 and depart early [H8799] H2022 from mount H1568 Gilead H7725 . And there returned [H8799] H5971 of the people H6242 twenty H8147 and two H505 thousand H7604 ; and there remained [H8738] H6235 ten H505 thousand.

4 H3068 And the LORD H559 said [H8799] H1439 unto Gideon H5971 , The people H7227 are yet too many H3381 ; bring them down [H8685] H4325 unto the water H6884 , and I will try [H8799] H559 them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say [H8799] H3212 unto thee, This shall go [H8799] H3212 with thee, the same shall go [H8799] H559 with thee; and of whomsoever I say [H8799] H3212 unto thee, This shall not go [H8799] H3212 with thee, the same shall not go [H8799] .

5 H3381 So he brought down [H8686] H5971 the people H4325 unto the water H3068 : and the LORD H559 said [H8799] H1439 unto Gideon H3952 , Every one that lappeth [H8799] H4325 of the water H3956 with his tongue H3611 , as a dog H3952 lappeth [H8799] H3322 , him shalt thou set [H8686] H3766 by himself; likewise every one that boweth down [H8799] H1290 upon his knees H8354 to drink [H8800] .

6 H4557 And the number H3952 of them that lapped [H8764] H3027 , putting their hand H6310 to their mouth H7969 , were three H3967 hundred H376 men H3499 : but all the rest H5971 of the people H3766 bowed down [H8804] H1290 upon their knees H8354 to drink [H8800] H4325 water.

7 H3068 And the LORD H559 said [H8799] H1439 unto Gideon H7969 , By the three H3967 hundred H376 men H3952 that lapped [H8764] H3467 will I save [H8686] H5414 you, and deliver [H8804] H4080 the Midianites H3027 into thine hand H5971 : and let all the other people H3212 go [H8799] H376 every man H4725 unto his place.

8 H5971 So the people H3947 took [H8799] H6720 victuals H3027 in their hand H7782 , and their trumpets H7971 : and he sent [H8765] H376 all H3478 the rest of Israel H376 every man H168 unto his tent H2388 , and retained [H8689] H7969 those three H3967 hundred H376 men H4264 : and the host H4080 of Midian H6010 was beneath him in the valley.