Now the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was 300 men; but all the rest of the people kneeled to drink water. The Lord said to Gideon, “I will deliver you (A)with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his [a]home.” So [b]the 300 men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets into their hands. And [c]Gideon sent all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 7:7 Lit place
  2. Judges 7:8 Lit they
  3. Judges 7:8 Lit he