Then Jerubbaal H3378 (that is, Gideon H1439) and all H3605 the people H5971 who H834 were with him got H7925 up H7925 early H7925, and camped H2583 beside H5921 [fn]the spring H5869 of Harod H5878; and the camp H4264 of Midian H4080 was on the north H6828 side H6828 of [fn]them by the hill H1389 of Moreh H4176 in the valley H6010.
And the LORD H3068 said H559 to Gideon H1439, “The people H5971 who H834 are with you are too H4480 many H7227 for Me to hand H5414 H3027 Midian H4080 over H5414 to them, otherwise H6435 Israel H3478 would [fn]become H6286 boastful H6286, saying H559, ‘My own [fn]power H3027 has saved H3467 me.’
Then the LORD H3068 said H559 to Gideon H1439, “The people H5971 are still H5750 too many H7227; bring H3381 them down H3381 to the water H4325 and I will test H6884 them for you there H8033. So it shall be that he of whom H834 I say H559 to you, ‘This H2088 one H2088 shall go H1980 with you,’ he shall go H1980 with you; but everyone H3605 of whom H834 I say H559 to you, ‘This H2088 one H2088 shall not go H1980 with you,’ he shall not go H1980.”
When Gideon H1439 heard H8085 the account H4557 of the dream H2472 and its interpretation H7667, he bowed H2331 in H2331 worship H2331. Then he returned H7725 to the camp H4264 of Israel H3478 and said H559, “Arise H6965, for the LORD H3068 has handed H5414 H3027 over H5414 to you the camp H4264 of Midian H4080!”
So Gideon H1439 and the hundred H3967 men H376 who H834 were with him came H935 to the outskirts H7097 of the camp H4264 at the beginning H7218 of the middle H8484 night H821 watch H821, when H389 they had just H389 posted H6965 the watch H8104; and they blew H8628 the trumpets H7782 and smashed H5310 the pitchers H3537 that were in their hands H3027.
Then Gideon H1439 sent H7971 messengers H4397 throughout H3605 the hill H2022 country H2022 of Ephraim H669, saying H559, “Come H3381 down H3381 [fn]against H7122 Midian H4080 and take H3920 control H3920 of the waters H4325 ahead of them, as far H5704 as Beth-barah H1012 and the Jordan H3383.” So all H3605 the men H376 of Ephraim H669 were summoned H6817, and they took H3920 control H3920 of the waters H4325 as far H5704 as Beth-barah H1012 and the Jordan H3383.
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