Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the number of those lapping with their hand to their mouth was three hundred men; and all the rest of the people got down on their knees to drink water.
Latin
Fuit itaque numerus eorum qui manu ad os projiciente lambuerunt aquas, trecenti viri: omnis autem reliqua multitudo flexo poplite biberat.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
The Lord chose those who drank from their hands instead of those who knelt. This choice seemed random, but it helped reduce the army's size.
Gideon's time as a judge ends the first era of judges.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Deliverance by Gideonc. 1251 BC
Glossary
Armageddon Gideon Gilead (Place) Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Zebah and Zalmunna
Topics
Symbols and Similitudes: Lapping Water The Armies of Israel: Men Selected From, for Difficult Enterprises