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Judges 7:4

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Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever [is] fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.	And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people [are] yet [too] many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, [that] of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Gideon^H1439, The people^H5971 are yet too many^H7227; bring them down^H3381 unto the water^H4325, and I will try^H6884 them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say^H559 unto thee, This shall go^H3212 with thee, the same shall go^H3212 with thee; and of whomsoever I say^H559 unto thee, This shall not go^H3212 with thee, the same shall not go^H3212.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעֹון עֹוד הָעָם רָב הֹורֵד אֹותָם אֶל־הַמַּיִם וְאֶצְרְפֶנּוּ לְךָ שָׁם וְהָיָה אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ זֶה ׀ יֵלֵךְ אִתָּךְ הוּא יֵלֵךְ אִתָּךְ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ זֶה לֹא־יֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ הוּא לֹא יֵלֵךְ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
יְהוָ֜ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
גִּדְע֗וֹן	gid.'on	H1439	HNp	Gideon
עוֹד֮	'Od	H5750	HD	still
הָ/עָ֣ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
רָב֒	rav	H7227	HAamsa	(is) numerous
הוֹרֵ֤ד	ho.Red	H3381	HVhv2ms	bring down
אוֹתָ/ם֙	'o.Ta/m	H853	HTo/Sp3mp	(obj.)/ them
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
הַ/מַּ֔יִם	ha./Ma.yim	H4325	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ water
וְ/אֶצְרְפֶ֥/נּוּ	ve./'etz.re.Fe./nu	H6884	HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3ms	so/ I may test/ it
לְ/ךָ֖	le./Kha		HR/Sp2ms	for (the)/ you
שָׁ֑ם	Sham	H8033	HD	there
וְ/הָיָ֡ה	ve./ha.Yah	H1961	HC/Vqq3ms	and/ it will be
אֲשֶׁר֩	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	(the one) whom
אֹמַ֨ר	'o.Mar	H559	HVqi1cs	I will say
אֵלֶ֜י/ךָ	'e.Lei./kha	H413	HR/Sp2ms	to/ you
זֶ֣ה	zeh	H2088	HPdxms	this (one)
יֵלֵ֣ךְ	ye.Lekh	H3212	HVqi3ms	he will go
אִתָּ֗/ךְ	'i.Ta/kh	H854	HR/Sp2fs	with/ you
ה֚וּא	hu'	H1931	HPp3ms	he
יֵלֵ֣ךְ	ye.Lekh	H3212	HVqi3ms	he will go
אִתָּ֔/ךְ	'i.Ta/kh	H854	HR/Sp2fs	with/ you
וְ/כֹ֨ל	ve./Khol	H3605	HC/Ncmsa	and/ every
אֲשֶׁר	'a.Sher-	H834	HTr	(one) whom
אֹמַ֜ר	'o.Mar	H559	HVqi1cs	I will say
אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ	'e.Lei./kha	H413	HR/Sp2ms	to/ you
זֶ֚ה	zeh	H2088	HPdxms	this (one)
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
יֵלֵ֣ךְ	ye.Lekh	H3212	HVqi3ms	he will go
עִמָּ֔/ךְ	'i.Ma/kh	H5973	HR/Sp2fs	with/ you
ה֖וּא	hu'	H1931	HPp3ms	he
לֹ֥א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
יֵלֵֽךְ	ye.Lekh	H3212	HVqi3ms	he will go

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1439 — גִּדְעוֹן (Gidʻôwn, ghid-ohn'): from גָּדַע; feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite; Gideon.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
• H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H6884 — צָרַף (tsâraph, tsaw-raf'): a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively); cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
• H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H2088 — זֶה (zeh, zeh): a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת, זֹה, זוֹ, זוּ.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5750 — עוֹד (ʻôwd, ode): or עֹד; from עוּד; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).
• H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
• H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• I will — Genesis 22:1, 1 Samuel 16:7, Job 23:10, Psalms 7:9, Psalms 66:10, Jeremiah 6:27-30, Malachi 3:2-3
• people — Psalms 33:16

Reciprocal references (3): 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Kings 17:9, Psalms 44:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: GIDEON OR JERUBBAAL
• Nave’s: SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES

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