Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Early
in
the
morning
Jerubbaal ( that
is ,
Gideon) and all the men
with him camped
beside
the spring
of Harod .
And the camp of Midian was
north
of
them
in
the valley
near
the hill
of Moreh.
And
Jerubbaal ( he
`
is '
Gideon) riseth
early,
and all the people
who
`are'
with him ,
and
they
encamp
by
the well
of Harod ,
and the camp of Midian hath
been
on
the south
of
him,
on
the height
of Moreh ,
in
the
valley
.
Then
the
LORD
said
to
Gideon, “You
have
too many people for Me
to
deliver
Midian into their hands
, lest Israel glorify
themselves
over
Me, saying, ‘
My own
hand has
saved
me .’
And
Jehovah
saith
unto
Gideon, `
Too many `are'
the
people who
`are'
with
thee
for My
giving
Midian into their hand
, lest Israel beautify
itself
against
Me, saying, My hand hath
given
salvation
to
me ;
Now, therefore
, proclaim
in the hearing
of the people :
‘Whoever
is fearful
and trembling may
turn back and leave
Mount Gilead .’”
So
twenty -
two thousand of
them
turned
back
, but
ten thousand remained
.
and
now, call
, I
pray
thee,
in the ears
of the people ,
saying,
Whoso
`
is '
afraid
and trembling ,
let
him
turn back and go
early
from
mount Gilead ;'
and
there
turn
back
of
the
people
twenty and
two thousand, and
ten thousand have
been
left
.
Then
the
LORD
said
to
Gideon, “There
are still
too many people.
Take
them down to
the water, and I will
sift
them
for you
there .
If
I say to
you
, ‘
This one
shall
go with you,’
he shall
go .
But
if
I say, ‘
This one
shall
not go with you,’
he shall
not go. ”
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. '
So
Gideon
brought
the people down
to
the water, and the
LORD
said
to
him
, “Separate
those
who lap
the water with
their
tongues
like
a
dog from
those
who kneel
to drink. ”
And
he
bringeth
down
the people unto
the water, and Jehovah
saith
unto
Gideon
, `Every
one
who lappeth
with
his
tongue
of
the water as
the
dog lappeth
--
thou
dost
set
him
apart;
also
every
one
who boweth
on
his
knees
to drink. '
And the number of those who
lapped
the
water
with their hands
to
their mouths
was
three hundred men ;
all the others
knelt
to drink.
And the number of those lapping
with their hand
unto
their mouth
is
three hundred men ,
and
all the rest
of
the
people
have
bowed
down
on
their
knees
to drink water
.
Then
the
LORD
said
to
Gideon, “With
the three hundred men who lapped
the
water
I will
save you and deliver
the
Midianites
into your
hand .
But
all the others
are
to
go home
. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
unto
Gideon, `By
the three hundred men who are
lapping
I save you ,
and have
given
Midian
into thy
hand ,
and
all the people
go ,
each
to
his
place
. '
So
Gideon
sent
the rest
of
the Israelites
to
their tents but
kept
the three hundred men, who
took
charge
of
the
provisions
and rams’
horns
of
the others.
And
the
camp of Midian lay
below
him in
the valley.
And
the people
take
the provision
in
their hand,
and
their
trumpets,
and
every
man
of
Israel
he
hath
sent
away,
each
to
his
tents ;
and
on
the three hundred men he
hath
kept
hold
, and the camp of Midian hath
been
by
him at
the lower
part
of
the
valley.
That night the
LORD
said
to
Gideon
, “Get
up
and
go down against
the camp, for I have delivered
it into your
hand .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
on
that night, that
Jehovah
saith
unto
him,
`Rise,
go down into
the camp, for I have given
it into thy
hand ;
But
if you
are
afraid to do
so,
then
go down to
the camp with
your
servant
Purah
and
if thou
art
afraid to go down --
go
down,
thou
and
Phurah
thy
young
man,
unto
the camp ,
and listen
to
what they are saying.
Then
your
hands will
be
strengthened to
attack
the camp. ”
So
he went
with
Purah
his servant
to
the outposts
where
armed
men
were
guarding
the camp .
and thou
hast
heard
what they speak,
and
afterwards
are thy
hands strengthened ,
and
thou
hast
gone
down
against
the camp. '
And
he goeth
down,
he
and
Phurah
his young
man,
unto
the extremity
of
the fifties
who
`are'
in
the
camp ;
Now
the
Midianites,
Amalekites
, and all the other
people
of the east had
settled
in the valley like
a
swarm
of
locusts
, and their camels were
as
countless
as the
sand on the seashore
.
and
Midian
and
Amalek
, and all the sons
of the east are
lying
in the valley, as
the
locust
for
multitude,
and of
their camels there
is
no
number,
as sand which
`is'
on the sea-shore
for
multitude
.
And as
Gideon arrived
, a man was
telling
his friend
about
a dream .
“Behold
, I
had
a dream ,”
he
said
, “
and I
saw
a loaf
of barley bread come
tumbling
into the Midianite
camp .
It struck
the tent so
hard
that
the tent overturned
and
collapsed
. ”
And Gideon cometh
in
, and
lo,
a man is
recounting
to
his companion
a dream, and
saith,
`Lo,
a dream I
have
dreamed
, and lo,
a cake
of barley -
bread is
turning
itself
over
into the camp of
Midian,
and
it cometh
in
unto
the tent ,
and
smiteth
it,
and
it
falleth,
and
turneth
it
upwards,
and
the tent hath
fallen
. '
His friend
replied:
“
This is nothing less
than
the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the
Israelite.
God has
delivered
Midian and the whole
camp into
his
hand
. ”
And
his companion
answereth
and
saith,
`
This is nothing save
the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a
man
of
Israel;
God hath
given
into
his
hand
Midian and all
the camp. '
When Gideon heard
the dream and its interpretation, he
bowed
in
worship.
He returned
to
the camp of Israel and said
, “Get
up
, for the
LORD
has
delivered
the camp of Midian into
your
hand
. ”
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when Gideon heareth
the narration
of
the
dream and its interpretation, that
he boweth
himself,
and
turneth
back
unto
the camp of Israel ,
and saith
, `Rise
ye
, for Jehovah
hath
given
into
your
hand
the camp of Midian. '
And he divided
the three hundred men into three companies
and gave
each
man
a
ram’s
horn
in
one
hand and a
large
jar
in
the
other
, containing
a
torch
.
And he divideth
the three hundred men `
into '
three detachments,
and putteth
trumpets
into
the
hand of
all
of
them,
and empty
pitchers
, and
lamps
within
the
pitchers
.
“Watch
me and do
as
I
do, ”
Gideon
said.
“When
I come
to
the outskirts
of the camp ,
do
exactly
as I do .
And
he
saith
unto
them,
`Look
at
me ,
and thus
do ;
and
lo
, I am
coming
into
the extremity
of the camp --
and
it
hath
been
--
as I do so
ye
do;
When
I and all who are with me blow
our
horns
, then
you
are
also
to
blow
your
horns
from
all around
the camp and shout
, ‘
For the
LORD
and for Gideon !’”
and
I have
blown
with
a
trumpet
--
I
and all who `
are '
with me, and
ye
have
blown
with
trumpets,
even
ye,
round
about
all the camp ,
and have
said
, For Jehovah
and for Gideon .'
Gideon and the hundred men with him reached
the outskirts
of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch ,
just after
the
changing
of
the guard.
They
blew
their
horns
and broke
the jars
that
were
in their hands.
And
Gideon cometh
--
and the hundred men who
`are'
with him --
into
the extremity
of the camp ,
`
at '
the beginning of the middle watch (it
hath
only
just confirmed
the watchmen),
and they
blow
with
trumpets
--
dashing
in
pieces
also
the pitchers
which
`are'
in their hand;
The three companies
blew
their
horns
and shattered
their
jars.
Holding
the torches
in
their left hands
and
the horns
in
their right hands
, they shouted
, “A
sword
for
the LORD
and for
Gideon !”
and
the three detachments
blow
with
trumpets,
and break
the pitchers,
and
keep
hold
with
their left hand
on
the lamps,
and
with
their right hand
on
the
trumpets
to
blow
, and
they cry
, `
The sword
of
Jehovah
and of
Gideon .'
Each Israelite
took
his position
around
the camp, and the entire
Midianite
army
fled
, crying
out
as
they ran.
And
they
stand
each in
his place,
round
about
the camp, and all
the camp
runneth
, and
they shout,
and
flee;
And when
the three hundred rams’
horns
sounded
, the LORD
set
all the men
in
the
camp against
one
another
with
their
swords.
The army
fled
to
Beth-shittah toward
Zererah
as
far
as
the border of Abel-meholah near
Tabbath.
and the three hundred blow
the
trumpets
, and
Jehovah
setteth
the sword
of
each
against
his
companion,
even
through
all the camp ;
and
the camp
fleeth
unto
Beth-Shittah ,
at
Zererath,
unto
the border of Abel-Meholah ,
by
Tabbath.
Then
the men of Israel were
called out
from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they
pursued
the
Midianites
.
And
the men of Israel are
called from Naphtali, and
from
Asher, and from
all Manasseh, and pursue
after
Midian
.
Gideon
sent
messengers throughout
the hill country of Ephraim to
say
, “
Come down against
the
Midianites
and seize
the waters of
the
Jordan
ahead
of
them
as
far
as
Beth-barah .”
So
all
the men
of Ephraim were
called out
, and they captured
the waters of
the
Jordan
as
far
as
Beth-barah .
And
messengers hath
sent
Gideon
into
all
the hill -
country of Ephraim, saying,
`
Come down to
meet
Midian,
and capture
before
them
the waters unto
Beth-Barah ,
and
the Jordan;'
and
every
man
of Ephraim is
called, and they capture
the waters unto
Beth-Barah ,
and
the
Jordan,
They also
captured
Oreb and Zeeb, the
two
princes
of
Midian;
and they
killed
Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress
of Zeeb .
So
they pursued
the
Midianites
and brought
the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to
Gideon on
the
other
side
of
the Jordan.
and
they capture
two
of
the
heads
of
Midian,
Oreb ,
and Zeeb, and slay
Oreb at the rock of Oreb ,
and Zeeb they
have
slain
at the wine-vat
of Zeeb ,
and
they pursue
unto
Midian;
and the heads of Oreb and Zeeb they
have
brought
in
unto
Gideon beyond
the Jordan.
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