Judges 7:4-6

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⁴ Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take the men down to the water, and I will ·test [sort; sift out] them for you there. If I say, ‘This man will go with you,’ he will go. But if I say, ‘That one will not go with you,’ he will not go.”

⁵ So Gideon led the men down to the water. There the Lord said to him, “Separate them into those who drink water by lapping it up like a dog [^Cwith cupped hand making a bowl] and those who ·bend down [kneel] to drink [^Cwith faces in the water].” ⁶ There were three hundred men who used their hands to bring water to their mouths, ·lapping it as a dog does [^Llapping]. All the rest ·got down on their knees [kneeled] to drink.