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KJV Lexicon So he brought downyarad (yaw-rad') to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) the people `am (am) 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. unto the water mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). and the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto Gideon Gid`own (ghid-ohn') feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite -- Gideon. Every one that lappeth laqaq (law-kak') to lick or lap -- lap, lick. of the water mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). with his tongue lashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) as a dog keleb (keh'-leb) a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog. lappeth laqaq (law-kak') to lick or lap -- lap, lick. him shalt thou set yatsag (yaw-tsag') to place permanently -- establish, leave, make, present, put, set, stay. by himself likewise every one that boweth down kara` (kaw-rah') to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate -- bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, very. upon his knees berek (beh'-rek) a knee -- knee. to drink shathah (shaw-thaw') to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, "You shall separate everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps, as well as everyone who kneels to drink." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to Gideon, "Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink." International Standard Version So he brought his soldiers down to the water, and the LORD told Gideon, "You are to cull out everyone who laps up water with his tongue like a dog from everyone who kneels to drink." NET Bible So he brought the men down to the water. Then the LORD said to Gideon, "Separate those who lap the water as a dog laps from those who kneel to drink." GOD'S WORD® Translation So Gideon took the men down to the water. The LORD said to him, "Separate those who lap water with their tongues like dogs from those who kneel down to drink." King James 2000 Bible So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him shall you set by himself; likewise every one that bows down upon his knees to drink. Links Judges 7:5Judges 7:5 NIV Judges 7:5 NLT Judges 7:5 ESV Judges 7:5 NASB Judges 7:5 KJV |
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