Judges:7

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* Then Jerubbaal , the same , is Gideon , and all the people that were with him , rose up early , and encamped by the fountain of Harod , and , the camp of Midian , was on the north of them , by the hill of Moreh , in the vale . * And Yahweh said unto Gideon , Too many , are the people that are with thee , for me to deliver the Midianites into their hand , lest Israel vaunt themselves against me , saying , Mine own hand , hath saved me . * Now , therefore , proclaim , I pray thee , in the ears of the people , saying , Whoso feareth and tremblethlet him turn and go hack from Mount Gilead . And there returned of the people twenty-two thousand , and , ten thousand , remained . * 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 . * So he took down the people unto the waters , and Yahweh said unto Gideon Every one that lappeth with his tongue of the water , as a dog lappeth , thou shalt set him by himself , likewise , every one that boweth down upon his knees , to drink . * And so it was , that , the number of them that lapped with their hand to their mouth , was three hundred men , but , all the rest of the people , bowed down on their knees , to drink water . * Then said Yahweh unto Gideon By the three hundred men that lapped , will I save you , and deliver the Midianites into thy hand ; and let , all the people , go every man to his own place . * So the people took provisions in their hand , and their horns , but , every man of Israel besides , sent he away every man to his home , whereas , the three hundred men , he retained . Now , the camp of Midian , was beneath him in the vale . * And it came to pass , on that night , that Yahweh said unto him , Arise ! go down against the camp , for I have delivered it into thy hand . * Or , if , thou , art afraid to go down , go downthou and Purah thy young man , unto the camp ; * so shalt thou hear what they shall say , and , afterward , shall thy hands grow strong , and thou shalt go down against the camp . Then went he down , he and Purah his young man , unto the outmost part of the armed men that were in the camp . * Now , the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east , were lying along in the vale , like locusts for multitude , their camels also , were without number , as the sand that is by the sea side , for multitude . * And Gideon came in , and lo ! a man relating to his neighbour a dream , and he said Lo ! a dream , have I dreamt , and lo ! a round cake of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian , and it came as far as the tentand smote it that it fell , and turned it upside down , and the tent lay along . * Then responded his neighbour and said : Nothing else , is this , than the sword of Gideon son of Joash , a man of Israel , God hath delivered into his hand , both Midian and all the host . * And it was so , when Gideon heard the story of the dream , and the interpretation thereof , that he bowed himself down , and returned unto the camp of Israel , and said Arise ! for Yahweh hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian . * And he divided the three hundred men , into three companies , and put horns into the hands of them all , with empty pitchers , and torches inside the pitchers . * Then he said unto them , On me , shall ye look , and , in like manner , shall ye do , and lo ! when I am coming unto the outermost part of the camp , then shall it be , that , as I do , so , shall ye do . * When I shall blow with the horn , I and all who are with me , then shall , ye also , round about all the camp , blow with your horns , and shall say , For Yahweh and for Gideon ! * So Gideon came , and the hundred men that were with him , unto the outermost part of the camp , at the beginning of the middle watch , they had but , newly set , the watchers , and they blew with the horns , and brake in pieces the pitchers , that were in their hand . * Yea the three companies blew with the horns , and shivered the pitchers , and caught holdwith their left handsof the torches , while , in their right hands , were the horns , to blow with , and they cried , A sword for Yahweh , and for Gideon ! * And they stood still , every man in his place , round about the camp , and all the host ran and shouted , and fled . * When the three hundred blew the horns , Yahweh set the sword of every man , against his neighbour , and against all the host , and the host fled , as far as the Place of Acacias , towards Zererath , as far as the border of Abel-meholah , by Tabbath . * And the men of Israel were called together , out of Naphtali and out of Asher , and out of all Manasseh , and pursued Midian . * And , messengers , did Gideon send through all the hill country of Ephraim , saying Go down to meet Midian , and capture , before them , the waters , as far as Beth-barah , and the Jordan . So all the men of Ephraim were called out , and captured the waters , as far as Beth-barah , and the Jordan . * And they captured the two princes of Midian , Oreb and Zeeb , and slew Oreb at Orebs Rock , and , Zeeb , they slew at Zeebs Winepress , and pursued Midian , and , the heads of Oreb and Zeeb , brought they in unto Gideon at the ford of the Jordan .

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