Judges

Judges 7:5–6

⁵So Gideon brought the men 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.” ⁶And the number of those who lapped the water with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men; all the others knelt to drink.

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Judges 7:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
down	וַיּ֥וֹרֶד	way·yō·w·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the water	הַמָּ֑יִםס	ham·må̄·yi·ms	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Separate	תַּצִּ֤יג	taṣ·ṣîḡ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3322 set, place
those	כֹּ֣ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
lap	יָלֹק֩	yā·lōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3952 lap, lick
the water	הַמַּ֜יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
with their tongues	בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ	bil·šō·w·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3956 tongue
like	כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
a dog	הַכֶּ֗לֶב	hak·ke·leḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
from those	וְכֹ֛ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
kneel	יִכְרַ֥ע	yiḵ·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3766 bow down
to drink	לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink

Judges 7:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the number	מִסְפַּ֞ר	mis·par	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
of those who lapped	הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤ים	ha·mă·laq·qîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H3952 lap, lick
with their hands	בְּיָדָם֙	bə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their mouths	פִּיהֶ֔ם	pî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
was	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
three	שְׁלֹ֥שׁ	šə·lōš	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
all	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the others	יֶ֣תֶר	ye·ṯer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
knelt	כָּרְע֥וּ	kā·rə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3766 bow down
to drink	לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.