Judges 7:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.”
Judges 7:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 7:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 7:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Gideon, “I will save you by the three hundred men who lapped, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, each to his own place.””
Judges 7:7 — World English Bible
Judges 7:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said 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 unto his place.”
Judges 7:7 — American Standard Version
Judges 7:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Judges 7:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 7:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and give Midian into thy hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.”
Judges 7:7 — Darby Translation
Judges 7:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Lord sayde vnto Gideon, By these three hundreth men that lapped, will I saue you, and deliuer the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go euery man vnto his place.”
Judges 7:7 — Geneva Bible
Judges 7:7 in Context — Judges 7
5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
9 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
What Does Judges 7:7 Mean?
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