But the Lord said to him, “Peace to you. Don’t be afraid, for you will not die.”

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.”

“Watch me,” he said, “and do the same. When I come to the outpost of the camp, do as I do.

Then get up early, and at sunrise charge the city. When he and the people who are with him come out against you, do to him whatever you can.”

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is our witness if we don’t do as you say.”

What should we do about wives for the survivors? We’ve sworn to the Lord not to give them any of our daughters as wives.”

The elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”