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All the rest got down on their knees to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the number of them that lapped, <i>putting</i> their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the number of those who lapped, <i>putting</i> their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people got down on their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people kneeled down to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now the number of those who lapped [the water], putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men, but all the rest of the people kneeled down to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men, and all the rest of the troops knelt to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was 300 men, and all the rest of the people knelt to drink water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Three hundred men scooped up water in their hands and lapped it, and the rest knelt to get a drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Three hundred men lapped water with their hands to their mouths. All the rest of the men knelt down to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There were three hundred men who scooped up water in their hands and lapped it; all the others got down on their knees to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The contingent of soldiers who lapped water with their hands to their mouths numbered 300 men, but everyone else kneeled to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Three hundred men lapped; the rest of the men kneeled to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The number of those who lapped with their tongues was three hundred men, but all the rest of the people got down on their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the number of those lapping with their hand to their mouth is three hundred men, and all the rest of the people have bowed down on their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the number of those lapping with their hand to their mouth, will be three hundred men: and all the remainder of the people bowed upon their knees to drink water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the number of them that had lapped water, casting it with the hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: and all the rest of the multitude had drunk kneeling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the number of those who had lapped the water, by bringing it with the hand to the mouth, was three hundred men. And all the remainder of the multitude drank by bending the knee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who lapped up the water with their tongues numbered three hundred, but all the rest of the soldiers knelt down to drink the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The number of those that lapped was three hundred; but all the rest of the troops knelt down to drink water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the number of those that lapped, putting the hand to the mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people knelt down upon their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the number of those who were lapping with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men, and all the remainder of the people knelt on their knees to drink the waters<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the number of those that lapped with their hand to their mouth was three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed upon their knees to drink water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/7-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=1984" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Gideon's Army of Three Hundred</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>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.” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·par (N-msc) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">And the number</a> <a href="/hebrew/3952.htm" title="3952: ha·mă·laq·qîm (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To lap, lick. A primitive root; to lick or lap.">of those who lapped the water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with their hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·hem (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">their mouths</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lōš (Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: ye·ṯer (N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">the others</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3766.htm" title="3766: kā·rə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate.">knelt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290: bir·ḵê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- The knee. From barak; a knee."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: liš·tō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">to drink.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6-7</a></span><br />Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” / His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a></span><br />But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a></span><br />Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a></span><br />But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a></span><br />So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a></span><br />But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15-17</a></span><br />And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. / Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel. / You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a></span><br />I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a></span><br />When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a></span><br />Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 on their knees to drink water.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/5-27.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/judges/7-5.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/acts/21-5.htm">Kneeled</a> <a href="/judges/7-5.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/acts/20-36.htm">Knelt</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Lapped</a> <a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/judges/1-20.htm">Three</a> <a href="/exodus/36-22.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/judges/7-5.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">Kneeled</a> <a href="/judges/16-19.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-16.htm">Knelt</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Lapped</a> <a href="/judges/9-38.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-18.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/judges/16-29.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Three</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Gideon's army of thirty-two thousand is brought to three hundred</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/7-9.htm">He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the burley cake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/7-16.htm">His plan of trumpets and lamps in pitchers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/7-24.htm">The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the number of those who lapped the water with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men;</b><br>This phrase highlights the selection of Gideon's army. The act of lapping water with their hands to their mouths is significant as it demonstrates vigilance and readiness, qualities necessary for the battle ahead. The number three hundred is symbolic of God's power and provision, as it is a small number compared to the Midianite army, emphasizing that victory comes from the Lord, not human strength. This selection process is reminiscent of God's choosing of the faithful remnant throughout Scripture, such as the 7,000 in Israel who did not bow to Baal (<a href="/1_kings/19-18.htm">1 Kings 19:18</a>).<p><b>all the others knelt to drink.</b><br>The contrast between the two groups is stark. Those who knelt to drink were less alert, focusing on their immediate needs rather than the potential threat. This distinction serves as a metaphor for spiritual readiness and the importance of being watchful, as echoed in the New Testament exhortations to be vigilant (<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>). The act of kneeling, while not inherently negative, in this context suggests a lack of preparedness, which is crucial in the spiritual battles faced by believers. This separation of the vigilant from the complacent is a recurring theme in Scripture, illustrating the need for discernment and readiness in following God's call.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a></b><br>The judge chosen by God to deliver Israel from the Midianites. He is the central figure in this account, leading the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_three_hundred_men.htm">The Three Hundred Men</a></b><br>These are the select group of warriors who lapped water with their hands to their mouths, chosen by God to accompany Gideon in battle against the Midianites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_midianites.htm">The Midianites</a></b><br>The oppressive force against Israel at this time, whom God intends to defeat through Gideon and his small army.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spring_of_harod.htm">The Spring of Harod</a></b><br>The location where Gideon's men were tested by how they drank water, leading to the selection of the three hundred.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The divine orchestrator of the events, who reduces Gideon's army to ensure that the victory is attributed to divine intervention rather than human strength.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_selection.htm">Divine Selection</a></b><br>God often chooses the unlikely or the few to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating His power and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_numbers.htm">Faith Over Numbers</a></b><br>Trust in God should not be based on human resources or strength but on His promises and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_testing.htm">Obedience in Testing</a></b><br>The way the men drank water was a test of readiness and alertness, teaching us to be vigilant and prepared in our spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_in_weakness.htm">God's Glory in Weakness</a></b><br>God intentionally reduces Gideon's army to ensure that the victory is attributed to Him, reminding us that our weaknesses can be platforms for His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Just as the three hundred were chosen for their alertness, we are called to be spiritually alert and ready for God's call.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_58_6_invoke_violence.htm">Why does David, in Psalm 58, invoke violent divine judgment (verse 6) when other passages emphasize mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_pride_lead_to_downfall.htm">Who are you to judge others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_jephthah's_act_condemned.htm">Judges 11:34-39: If Jephthah's daughter was actually sacrificed, why is there no explicit condemnation of this act elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">That lapped, putting their hand to their mouth.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">licked with their hand to their mouth.</span><p><span class= "bld">All the rest of the people</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>9,700 men.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/7-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the number</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפַּ֞ר</span> <span class="translit">(mis·par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those who lapped [the water]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·mă·laq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3952.htm">Strong's 3952: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lick, lap</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their hands</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָדָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their mouths</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(pî·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men;</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the others</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶ֣תֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> </span><span class="str2">An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knelt</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·rə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3766.htm">Strong's 3766: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to drink.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liš·tō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/7-6.htm">OT History: Judges 7:6 The number of those who lapped putting (Jd Judg. 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