Judges 7

YHWH instructs Gideon to reduce his army from 32,000 to 300 men through a water-drinking test, emphasizing that the victory over the Midianites will be accomplished by divine power rather than human strength.[1][3] Gideon divides the 300 men into three companies armed with trumpets and torches in pitchers, and they surround the Midianite camp; when they blow their trumpets and break their pitchers, the Midianites become confused and fight among themselves, resulting in Israel's victory.[3][6]

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And He said YHWH to Gideon still the people too many bring down them to the water and I will sift them for you there and it will be that which I say to you this shall go with you he shall go with you and all that which I say to you this not shall go with you he not shall go
4 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR גִּדְע֗וֹן 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon HNp עוֹד֮ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still HD הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa רָב֒ 𐤓𐤁 rav too many HAamsa הוֹרֵ֤ד 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃 hored bring down HVhv2ms אוֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR הַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the water HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶצְרְפֶ֥/נּוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤑𐤓𐤐/𐤍𐤅 veetserefenu and I will sift them HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you HR/Sp2ms שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be HC/Vqq3ms אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that which HTr אֹמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar I say HVqi1cs אֵלֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you HR/Sp2ms זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms יֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe shall go HVqi3ms אִתָּ֗/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you HR/Sp2fs ה֚וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms יֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe-2 shall go HVqi3ms אִתָּ֔/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe-2 with you HR/Sp2fs וְ/כֹ֨ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that which HTr אֹמַ֜ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar-2 I say HVqi1cs אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha-2 to you HR/Sp2ms זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh-2 this HPdxms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe-3 shall go HVqi3ms עִמָּ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you HR/Sp2fs ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he HPp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יֵלֵֽךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe-4 shall go HVqi3ms
and-he-brought-down [direct object marker] the-people to the-water and-he-said YHWH to Gideon all/everyone that laps with-his-tongue from/of the-water as laps the-dog you-shall-set him by-himself/apart and-all/everyone that kneels upon/on his-knees to-drink
5 וַ/יּ֥וֹרֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃 vayored and-he-brought-down HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/מָּ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the-water HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR גִּדְע֗וֹן 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon HNp כֹּ֣ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all/everyone HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr יָלֹק֩ 𐤉𐤋𐤒 yaloq laps HVqi3ms בִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֨/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤅 bileshono with-his-tongue HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from/of HR הַ/מַּ֜יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim-2 Amanzi (Zulu) the-water HTd/Ncmpa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr יָלֹ֣ק 𐤉𐤋𐤒 yaloq-2 laps HVqi3ms הַ/כֶּ֗לֶב 𐤄/𐤊𐤋𐤁 hakelev the-dog HTd/Ncmsa תַּצִּ֤יג 𐤕𐤑𐤉𐤂 tatsig you-shall-set HVhi2ms אוֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms לְ/בָ֔ד 𐤋/𐤁𐤃 levad by-himself/apart HR/Ncmsa וְ/כֹ֛ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and-all/everyone HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that HTr יִכְרַ֥ע 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤏 yikhera kneels HVqi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon/on HR בִּרְכָּ֖י/ו 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅 birekayv his-knees HNcfdc/Sp3ms לִ/שְׁתּֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 lishetot to-drink HR/Vqc
and they took direct object marker provisions the people in their hand and their trumpets and all man Israel he sent away each man to his tents but with three hundred the men he kept and camp of Midian was to him beneath in the valley
And Gideon came Gideon and behold a man was telling to his comrade a dream And he said Behold a dream I dreamed and behold a cake of barley bread bread barley tumbling into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it and it fell and turned it upside down and fell the tent
13 וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo And Gideon came HC/Vqw3ms גִדְע֔וֹן 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon HNp וְ/הִ֨נֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa מְסַפֵּ֥ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 mesaper was telling HVprmsa לְ/רֵעֵ֖/הוּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 lereehu to his comrade HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms חֲל֑וֹם 𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 chalom a dream HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֜אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said HC/Vqw3ms הִנֵּ֧ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold HTm חֲל֣וֹם 𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 chalom-2 a dream HNcmsa חָלַ֗מְתִּי 𐤇𐤋𐤌𐤕𐤉 chalameti I dreamed HVqp1cs וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh-2 and behold HC/Tm צלול 𐤑𐤋𐤅𐤋 tslvl a cake HNcmsc צְלִ֜יל 𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤋 tselil of barley bread HNcmsc לֶ֤חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread HNcbsc שְׂעֹרִים֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 seorim barley HNcfpa מִתְהַפֵּךְ֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤄𐤐𐤊 mitehapekhe tumbling HVtrmsa בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bemachaneh into the camp HR/Ncbsc מִדְיָ֔ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan of Midian HNp וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo-2 and came HC/Vqw3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR הָ֠/אֹהֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel the tent HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּכֵּ֧/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu and struck it HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יִּפֹּ֛ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and it fell HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יַּהַפְכֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤐𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayahafekhehu and turned it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms לְ/מַ֖עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah upside down HR/D/Sd וְ/נָפַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and fell HC/Vqp3ms הָ/אֹֽהֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel-2 the tent HTd/Ncmsa
and-came Gideon and-hundred men who with-him to-edge-of the-camp beginning of-watch the-middle just setting-up they-set-up [direct object marker] the-guards and-they-blew in-the-trumpets and-broke the-jars that in-their-hands
and blew the three companies the trumpets and broke the pitchers and held in hand their left the torches and in hand their right the trumpets to blow and cried A sword for YHWH and for Gideon
and-they-blew three hundred the-trumpets and-set YHWH [direct object marker] sword man in-his-fellow and-in-all the-camp and-fled the-camp to house-of Shittah Zererah to border-of Abel Meholah upon Tabbath
and-messengers he-sent Gideon in-to-all the-mountain Ephraim saying come-down to-meet Midian and-capture before-them [direct object marker] the-waters as-far-as Beth barah and-[direct object marker] the-Jordan and-they-were-called all man of-Ephraim and-they-captured [direct object marker] the-waters as-far-as Beth barah and-[direct object marker] the-Jordan
24 וּ/מַלְאָכִ֡ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 umaleakhim and-messengers HC/Ncmpa שָׁלַ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he-sent HVqp3ms גִּדְעוֹן֩ 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon HNp בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in-to-all HR/Ncmsc הַ֨ר 𐤄𐤓 har the-mountain HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֜יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc רְד֞וּ 𐤓𐤃𐤅 redu come-down HVqv2mp לִ/קְרַ֤את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to-meet HR/Vqc מִדְיָן֙ 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan Midian HNp וְ/לִכְד֤וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 velikhedu and-capture HC/Vqv2mp לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem before-them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the-waters HTd/Ncmpa עַ֛ד 𐤏𐤃 ad as-far-as HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth HNp בָּרָ֖ה 𐤁𐤓𐤄 barah barah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] HC/To הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the-Jordan HTd/Np וַ/יִּצָּעֵ֞ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤒 vayitsaeq and-they-were-called HC/VNw3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 of-Ephraim HNp וַ/יִּלְכְּד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 vayilekedu and-they-captured HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim-2 Amanzi (Zulu) the-waters HTd/Ncmpa עַ֛ד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 as-far-as HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 Beth HNp בָּרָ֖ה 𐤁𐤓𐤄 barah-2 barah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] HC/To הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 the-Jordan HTd/Np
and they captured two princes of Midian [direct object marker] Oreb and [direct object marker] Zeeb and they killed [direct object marker] Oreb at the rock of Oreb and [direct object marker] Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb and they pursued to Midian and head of Oreb and of Zeeb they brought to Gideon from beyond the Jordan
25 וַֽ/יִּלְכְּד֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 vayilekedu and they captured HC/Vqw3mp שְׁנֵֽי 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two HAcmdc שָׂרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey princes HNcmpc מִדְיָ֜ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan of Midian HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo עֹרֵ֣ב 𐤏𐤓𐤁 orev Oreb HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] HC/To זְאֵ֗ב 𐤆𐤀𐤁 zeev Zeeb HNp וַ/יַּהַרְג֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 vayaharegu and they killed HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo עוֹרֵ֤ב 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤁 orev-2 Oreb HNp בְּ/צוּר 𐤁/𐤑𐤅𐤓 betsur at the rock HR/Ncmsc עוֹרֵב֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤁 orev-3 of Oreb HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] HC/To זְאֵב֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤁 zeev-2 Zeeb HNp הָרְג֣וּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 haregu they killed HVqp3cp בְ/יֶֽקֶב 𐤁/𐤉𐤒𐤁 veyeqev at the winepress HR/Ncmsc זְאֵ֔ב 𐤆𐤀𐤁 zeev-3 of Zeeb HNp וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 vayiredefu and they pursued HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מִדְיָ֑ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan-2 Midian HNp וְ/רֹאשׁ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤔 verosh and head HC/Ncmsc עֹרֵ֣ב 𐤏𐤓𐤁 orev-4 of Oreb HNp וּ/זְאֵ֔ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤁 uzeev and of Zeeb HC/Np הֵבִ֨יאוּ֙ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 heviu they brought HVhp3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR גִּדְע֔וֹן 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon HNp מֵ/עֵ֖בֶר 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓 meever from beyond HR/Ncmsa לַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 layareden the Jordan HRd/Np