Judges 7:4
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Holman Bible

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one can go with you,’ he can go. But if I say about anyone, ‘This one cannot go with you,’ he cannot go.”

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “The people are still too many; bring them down to the water and I will test them for you there. Therefore it shall be that he of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go with you; but everyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

"There are still too many soldiers," the LORD told Gideon. "Bring them down to the water and I'll refine them for you there. Therefore when I say to you, "This one will be going with you,' he'll go with you, but no one may go about whom I tell you, "This one won't be going with you.'"

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to Gideon, The people are yet too many. Bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there. And it shall be, that of whom I say to thee, This man shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee, and of w

American Standard Version

And Jehovah 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.

Amplified

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people; bring them down to the water and I will test them for you there. Therefore it shall be that he of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go with you; but everyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

Bible in Basic English

Then the Lord said to Gideon, There are still more people than is necessary; take them down to the water so that I may put them to the test for you there; then whoever I say is to go with you will go, and whoever I say is not to go will not go.

Darby Translation

And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; take them down to the water and I will test them for you there; and he of whom I say to you, 'This man shall go with you,' shall go with you; and any of whom I say to you, 'This man shall not go with you,' shall not go."

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to Gideon, Yet the people many; bring them down to the waters, and I will purify them for thee there; and it shall be of whom saying to thee, This shall go with thee, he shall go with thee; and all which saying to thee, This shall not go with thee, he shall not go.

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will test them for you there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto you, This one shall go with you, the same shall go with you; and of whomsoever I say unto you, This one shall not go with you, the same shall not go.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh said to Gideon, "There [are] still too many troops; bring them down to the water, and I will sift through them for you there. For whomever I say to you, 'This [one] will go with you,' he will go with you; and for all whom I say to you, 'This [one] will not go with you,' he will not go."

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people are still too many. Bring them down to the water, and I will separate them for you there. It shall be that of whom I say to you, This shall go with you, the same shall go with you. And of whomever I say to you, This shall not go with you, the same shall not go.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto Gideon, "The people are yet too many, bring them down unto the water, and I will try them unto thee there. And of whom I say unto thee, this shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee. And whosoever I say unto thee, this shall not go with thee, the same shall not go."

NET Bible

The Lord spoke to Gideon again, "There are still too many men. Bring them down to the water and I will thin the ranks some more. When I say, 'This one should go with you,' pick him to go; when I say, 'This one should not go with you,' do not take him."

New Heart English Bible

The LORD 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.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Yahweh unto Gideon - Yet, are the people too many, take them down unto the waters, that I may prove them for thee, there, - and it shall be, that, he of whom I say unto thee, This one, shall go with thee, the same, shall go with thee, and, every one of whom I say unto thee, This one, shall not go with thee, the same, shall not go.

Webster

And the LORD said to Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there; and it shall be, that of whom I say to thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say to thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people are still too many. Bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. 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."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, 'Yet are the people too many; bring them down unto the water, and I refine it for thee there; and it hath been, he of whom I say unto thee, This doth go with thee -- he doth go with thee; and any of whom I say unto thee, This doth not go with thee -- he doth not go.'

Themes

gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God

Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God

Symbols and similitudes » Lapping water

Topics

Sifting

Many Combatants

gideon

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord
H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant
Usage: 0

said
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

unto Gideon
H1439
גּדעון 
Gid`own 
Gideon
Usage: 39

The people
H5971
עם 
`am 
people, nation, people , folk, Ammi, men, each
Usage: 1867

are yet too many
H7227
רב 
Rab 
many, great, much, captain, more, long, enough, multitude, mighty, greater, greatly,
Usage: 458

bring them down
H3381
ירד 
Yarad 
down, descend, variant, fell, let, abundantly, down by, indeed, put off, light off, out, sank, subdued, take
Usage: 378

unto the water
H4325
מים 
Mayim 
water, piss, waters , watersprings, washing, watercourse , waterflood, watering, variant
Usage: 581

and I will try
H6884
צרף 
Tsaraph 
try, founder, goldsmith, refine, refiner, melt, pure, purge away, casteth, finer
Usage: 33

them for thee there and it shall be, that of whom I say
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

unto thee, This shall go
H3212
ילך 
Yalak 
go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,
Usage: 0

with thee, the same shall go
H3212
ילך 
Yalak 
go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,
Usage: 0

with thee and of whomsoever I say
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

unto thee, This shall not go
H3212
ילך 
Yalak 
go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,
Usage: 0

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 7:4

Verse Info

Context Readings

Gideon's Three Hundred Men

3 Now announce in the presence of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So 22,000 of the people turned back, but 10,000 remained. 4 Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one can go with you,’ he can go. But if I say about anyone, ‘This one cannot go with you,’ he cannot go.” 5 So he brought the people down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.”


Lord Said

Gideon

Jehovah

No

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he answered.

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will help us. Nothing can keep the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”

Job 23:10

Yet He knows the way I have taken;
when He has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.

Psalm 7:9

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous.
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.

Psalm 33:16

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

Psalm 66:10

For You, God, tested us;
You refined us as silver is refined.

Jeremiah 6:27-30

I have appointed you to be an assayer among My people—
a refiner—
so you may know and assay their way of life.

Malachi 3:2-3

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire and like cleansing lye.

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