Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Gideon took the men down to the water, and the LORD told him, "Separate everyone who laps up the water with his tongue like a dog, from everyone who gets down on his knees to drink." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when the people were come down to the waters, the Lord said to Gedeon: They that shall lap the water with their tongues, as dogs are wont to lap, thou shalt set apart by themselves: but they that shall drink bowing down their knees, shall be on the other side. lappeth. 300 men, who satisfied their thirst in the most expeditious manner, by this sufficiently indicated their spirit, and alacrity to follow Gideon in his dangerous enterprise; while the rest shewed their love of east, self-indulgence, effeminacy, and want of courage. Context Gideon's Army of Three Hundred…4And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people are still too many, bring them to the waters, and there I will try them: and of whom I shall say to thee, This shall go with thee, let him go: whom I shall forbid to go, let him return. 5And when the people were come down to the waters, the Lord said to Gedeon: They that shall lap the water with their tongues, as dogs are wont to lap, thou shalt set apart by themselves: but they that shall drink bowing down their knees, shall be on the other side.6And 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.… Cross References Judges 7:4 And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people are still too many, bring them to the waters, and there I will try them: and of whom I shall say to thee, This shall go with thee, let him go: whom I shall forbid to go, let him return. Judges 7:6 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. Psalm 110:7 He shall drink of the torrent in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. Jump to Previous Bows Dog Drink Knees Laps Separate Tongue WaterJump to Next Bows Dog Drink Knees Laps Separate Tongue WaterLinks Judges 7:5 NIVJudges 7:5 NLT Judges 7:5 ESV Judges 7:5 NASB Judges 7:5 Bible Apps Judges 7:5 Biblia Paralela Judges 7:5 Chinese Bible Judges 7:5 French Bible Judges 7:5 German Bible Alphabetical: a And as brought dog down drink everyone from Gideon he him his kneel kneels lap laps like LORD men people said Separate shall So the their There those to told tongue tongues took water well who with You OT History: Judges 7:5 So he brought down the people (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |