Judges 7

who is Gideon

,

עם

`am

and all the people

שׁכם

Shakam

H7925

that were with him, rose up early

חנה

Chanah

H2583

and pitched

עין חרד

`Eyn Charod

H5878

beside the well of Harod

מחנה

Machaneh

so that the host

מדין

Midyan

of the Midianites

צפן צפון

Tsaphown

H6828

were on the north side

גּבעה

Gib`ah

H1389

of them, by the hill

מרה מורה

Mowreh

H4176

of Moreh

,

And the Lord

גּדעון

Gid`own

,

עם

`am

The people

רב

Rab

H7227

that are with thee are too many

נתן

Nathan

for me to give

מדין

Midyan

the Midianites

יד

Yad

into their hands

,

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

lest Israel

פּאר

Pa'ar

H6286

vaunt

themselves against me, saying

,

יד

Yad

Mine own hand

ישׁע

Yasha`

H3467

hath saved

3

נא

Na'

H4994

Now therefore go to

,

קרא

Qara'

H7121

proclaim

אזן

'ozen

H241

in the ears

עם

`am

of the people

,

saying

,

ירא

Yare'

H3373

Whosoever is fearful

,

חרד

Chared

H2730

and afraid

,

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

let him return

צפר

Tsaphar

H6852

and depart early

הר

Har

H2022

from mount

גּלעד

Gil`ad

H1568

Gilead

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

And there returned

עם

`am

of the people

עשׂרים

`esriym

H6242

twenty

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

H8147

and two

אלף

'eleph

H505

thousand

שׁאר

Sha'ar

H7604

and there remained

עשׂרה עשׂר

`eser

And the Lord

גּדעון

Gid`own

,

עם

`am

The people

רב

Rab

H7227

are yet too many

ירד

Yarad

bring them down

מים

Mayim

unto the water

,

צרף

Tsaraph

H6884

and I will try

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

ילך

Yalak

unto thee, This shall go

ילך

Yalak

with thee, the same shall go

with thee and of whomsoever I say

ילך

Yalak

unto thee, This shall not go

5

ירד

Yarad

So he brought down

עם

`am

the people

מים

Mayim

unto the water

and the Lord

גּדעון

Gid`own

,

לקק

Laqaq

Every one that lappeth

מים

Mayim

of the water

לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון

Lashown

H3956

with his tongue

,

כּלב

Keleb

H3611

as a dog

לקק

Laqaq

lappeth

,

יצג

Yatsag

H3322

him shalt thou set

כּרע

Kara`

H3766

by himself likewise every one that boweth down

בּרך

Berek

H1290

upon his knees

6

מספּר

Micpar

H4557

And the number

לקק

Laqaq

of them that lapped

,

יד

Yad

putting their hand

,

פּה

Peh

H6310

to their mouth

,

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

were three

מאיה מאה

me'ah

אישׁ

'iysh

יתר

Yether

H3499

but all the rest

עם

`am

of the people

כּרע

Kara`

H3766

bowed down

בּרך

Berek

H1290

upon their knees

שׁתה

Shathah

to drink

And the Lord

גּדעון

Gid`own

,

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

By the three

מאיה מאה

me'ah

אישׁ

'iysh

לקק

Laqaq

that lapped

ישׁע

Yasha`

H3467

will I save

נתן

Nathan

you, and deliver

מדין

Midyan

the Midianites

יד

Yad

into thine hand

עם

`am

and let all the other people

ילך

Yalak

go

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

8

עם

`am

So the people

לקח

Laqach

H3947

took

צדה צידה

Tseydah

H6720

victuals

יד

Yad

in their hand

,

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

and their trumpets

שׁלח

Shalach

H7971

and he sent

אישׁ

'iysh

all

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

the rest of Israel

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

אהל

'ohel

H168

unto his tent

,

חזק

Chazaq

H2388

and retained

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

those three

מאיה מאה

me'ah

אישׁ

'iysh

מחנה

Machaneh

and the host

מדין

Midyan

of Midian

9

לילה ליל ליל

Layil

H3915

And it came to pass the same night

,

that the Lord

,

said

קוּם

Quwm

unto him, Arise

,

ירד

Yarad

get thee down

מחנה

Machaneh

unto the host

נתן

Nathan

for I have delivered

10

ירא

Yare'

H3373

But if thou fear

ירד

Yarad

to go down

,

ירד

Yarad

go

פּרה

Purah

H6513

thou with Phurah

נער

Na`ar

H5288

thy servant

ירד

Yarad

down

11

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

And thou shalt hear

דּבר

Dabar

H1696

what they say

אחר

'achar

H310

and afterward

יד

Yad

shall thine hands

חזק

Chazaq

H2388

be strengthened

ירד

Yarad

to go down

מחנה

Machaneh

unto the host

ירד

Yarad

Then went he down

פּרה

Purah

H6513

with Phurah

נער

Na`ar

H5288

his servant

קצה קצה

Qatseh

H7097

unto the outside

חמשׁ

Chamush

H2571

of the armed men

12

מדין

Midyan

And the Midianites

עמלק

`Amaleq

H6002

and the Amalekites

H1121

and all the children

קדמה קדם

Qedem

H6924

of the east

נפל

Naphal

H5307

lay

עמק

`emeq

H6010

along in the valley

ארבּה

'arbeh

H697

like grasshoppers

רב

Rob

H7230

for multitude

גּמל

Gamal

H1581

and their camels

מספּר

Micpar

H4557

were without number

חול

Chowl

H2344

as the sand

ים

Yam

H3220

by the sea

שׂפת שׂפה

Saphah

H8193

side

13

גּדעון

Gid`own

,

אישׁ

'iysh

behold, there was a man

,

ספר

Caphar

H5608

that told

חלם חלום

Chalowm

H2472

a dream

ריע רע

Rea`

H7453

unto his fellow

,

and said

,

חלם

Chalam

H2492

Behold, I dreamed

חלם חלום

Chalowm

H2472

a dream

,

צלוּלo

Ts@luwl

H6742

and, lo, a cake

שׂעור שׂער שׂעורה שׂערה

S@`orah

H8184

of barley

לחם

Lechem

H3899

bread

הפך

Haphak

H2015

tumbled

מחנה

Machaneh

into the host

מדין

Midyan

of Midian

,

H935

and came

אהל

'ohel

H168

unto a tent

,

נכה

Nakah

H5221

and smote

נפל

Naphal

H5307

it that it fell

,

הפך

Haphak

H2015

and overturned

אהל

'ohel

H168

it, that the tent

14

ריע רע

Rea`

H7453

And his fellow

ענה

`anah

H6030

answered

and said

,

חרב

Chereb

H2719

This is nothing else save the sword

,

גּדעון

Gid`own

of Gideon

H1121

the son

יאשׁ יואשׁ

Yow'ash

H3101

of Joash

,

אישׁ

'iysh

a man

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

יד

Yad

for into his hand

אלהים

'elohiym

H430

hath God

נתן

Nathan

delivered

מדין

Midyan

Midian

,

15

גּדעון

Gid`own

And it was so, when Gideon

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

heard

מספּר

Micpar

H4557

the telling

חלם חלום

Chalowm

H2472

of the dream

,

שׁבר שׁבר

Sheber

H7667

and the interpretation

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

thereof, that he worshipped

,

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

and returned

מחנה

Machaneh

into the host

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

of Israel

,

and said

,

קוּם

Quwm

Arise

for the Lord

נתן

Nathan

hath delivered

יד

Yad

into your hand

מחנה

Machaneh

the host

16

חצה

Chatsah

H2673

And he divided

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

the three

מאיה מאה

me'ah

אישׁ

'iysh

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

into three

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

companies

,

נתן

Nathan

and he put

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

a trumpet

יד

Yad

in every man's hand

,

רק ריק

Reyq

H7386

with empty

כּד

Kad

H3537

pitchers

,

לפּד לפּיד

Lappiyd

H3940

and lamps

תּוך

Tavek

And he said

ראה

Ra'ah

on me, and do

likewise and, behold, when I come

קצה קצה

Qatseh

H7097

to the outside

מחנה

Machaneh

of the camp

,

H6213

it shall be that, as I do

,

18

תּקע

Taqa`

When I blow

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

with a trumpet

,

תּקע

Taqa`

I and all that are with me, then blow

,

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

ye the trumpets

סביבה סביב

Cabiyb

H5439

also on every side

מחנה

Machaneh

of all the camp

,

and say

,

The sword of the Lord

,

19

גּדעון

Gid`own

So Gideon

,

מאיה מאה

me'ah

and the hundred

אישׁ

'iysh

H935

that were with him, came

קצה קצה

Qatseh

H7097

unto the outside

מחנה

Machaneh

of the camp

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

in the beginning

תּיכן תּיכון

Tiykown

H8484

of the middle

אשׁמרת אשׁמוּרה אשׁמרה

'ashmurah

H821

watch

אך

'ak

H389

and they had but

קוּם

Quwm

newly

קוּם

Quwm

set

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

the watch

תּקע

Taqa`

and they blew

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

the trumpets

,

נפץ

Naphats

H5310

and brake

כּד

Kad

H3537

the pitchers

20

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

And the three

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

companies

תּקע

Taqa`

blew

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

the trumpets

,

שׁבר

Shabar

H7665

and brake

כּד

Kad

H3537

the pitchers

,

חזק

Chazaq

H2388

and held

לפּד לפּיד

Lappiyd

H3940

the lamps

שׂמאל שׂמאול

S@mo'wl

H8040

in their left

יד

Yad

hands

,

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

and the trumpets

ימין

Yamiyn

H3225

in their right

יד

Yad

hands

תּקע

Taqa`

to blow

קרא

Qara'

H7121

withal and they cried

חרב

Chereb

of the Lord

עמד

`amad

H5975

And they stood

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

סביבה סביב

Cabiyb

H5439

in his place round about

מחנה

Machaneh

the camp

מחנה

Machaneh

and all the host

רוּץ

Ruwts

H7323

ran

,

רוּע

Ruwa`

H7321

and cried

,

22

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

And the three

מאיה מאה

me'ah

תּקע

Taqa`

blew

שׁפר שׁופר

Showphar

the trumpets

,

and the Lord

,

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

H7760

set

אישׁ

'iysh

every man's

חרב

Chereb

H2719

sword

ריע רע

Rea`

H7453

against his fellow

,

מחנה

Machaneh

even throughout all the host

מחנה

Machaneh

and the host

נוּס

Nuwc

H5127

fled

בּית השּׁטּה

Beyth hash-Shittah

H1029

to Beth–shittah

צררה

Ts@rerah

H6888

in Zererath

,

שׂפת שׂפה

Saphah

H8193

and to the border

,

אבל מחולה

'Abel M@chowlah

H65

of Abel–meholah

,

23

אישׁ

'iysh

And the men

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

gathered themselves together

of Israel

צעק

Tsa`aq

H6817

נפתּלי

Naphtaliy

H5321

out of Naphtali

,

אשׁר

'Asher

H836

and out of Asher

,

מנשּׁה

M@nashsheh

H4519

and out of all Manasseh

,

רדף

Radaph

H7291

and pursued

אחר

'achar

H310

after

24

גּדעון

Gid`own

And Gideon

שׁלח

Shalach

H7971

sent

מלאך

Mal'ak

H4397

messengers

הר

Har

H2022

throughout all mount

אפרים

'Ephrayim

,

,

ירד

Yarad

Come down

קראה

Qir'ah

H7125

against

מדין

Midyan

the Midianites

,

לכד

Lakad

H3920

and take

מים

Mayim

before them the waters

בּית בּרה

Beyth Barah

H1012

unto Beth–barah

ירדּן

Yarden

H3383

and Jordan

אישׁ

'iysh

gathered themselves together

Then all the men

אפרים

'Ephrayim

H669

of Ephraim

צעק

Tsa`aq

H6817

,

לכד

Lakad

H3920

and took

מים

Mayim

the waters

בּית בּרה

Beyth Barah

H1012

unto Beth–barah

25

לכד

Lakad

H3920

And they took

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

H8147

two

שׂר

Sar

H8269

princes

מדין

Midyan

of the Midianites

,

עורב ערב

`Oreb

Oreb

זאב

Z@'eb

and Zeeb

הרג

Harag

H2026

and they slew

עורב ערב

`Oreb

Oreb

צר צוּר

Tsuwr

H6697

upon the rock

עורב ערב

`Oreb

Oreb

,

זאב

Z@'eb

and Zeeb

הרג

Harag

H2026

they slew

יקב

Yeqeb

H3342

at the winepress

זאב

Z@'eb

of Zeeb

,

רדף

Radaph

H7291

and pursued

מדין

Midyan

Midian

,

H935

and brought

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

the heads

עורב ערב

`Oreb

of Oreb

זאב

Z@'eb

and Zeeb

גּדעון

Gid`own