Judges 7:2,7,9
Judges 7:2-3 The Message (MSG)
GOD said to Gideon, “You have too large an army with you. I can’t turn Midian over to them like this—they’ll take all the credit, saying, ‘I did it all myself,’ and forget about me. Make a public announcement: ‘Anyone afraid, anyone who has any qualms at all, may leave Mount Gilead now and go home.’” Twenty-two companies headed for home. Ten companies were left.
Judges 7:7 The Message (MSG)
GOD said to Gideon: “I’ll use the three hundred men who lapped at the stream to save you and give Midian into your hands. All the rest may go home.”
Judges 7:9-12 The Message (MSG)
That night, GOD told Gideon: “Get up and go down to the camp. I’ve given it to you. If you have any doubts about going down, go down with Purah your armor bearer; when you hear what they’re saying, you’ll be bold and confident.” He and his armor bearer Purah went down near the place where sentries were posted. Midian and Amalek, all the easterners, were spread out on the plain like a swarm of locusts. And their camels! Past counting, like grains of sand on the seashore!
Judges 7:2 King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
Judges 7:7 King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
Judges 7:9 King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
Judges 7:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own power has delivered me.’
Judges 7:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The LORD said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his home.”
Judges 7:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now the same night it came about that the LORD said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.
Judges 7:2 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men to defeat the Midianites. I don’t want the Israelites to brag that they saved themselves.
Judges 7:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “Using the three hundred men who lapped the water, I will save you and hand Midian over to you. Let all the others go home.”
Judges 7:9 New Century Version (NCV)
That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up. Go down and attack the camp of the Midianites, because I will give them to you.
Judges 7:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
Judges 7:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place.
Judges 7:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Arise, get thee down into the camp; for I have delivered it into thy hand.
Judges 7:2 New International Version (NIV)
The LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’
Judges 7:7 New International Version (NIV)
The LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the others go home.”
Judges 7:9 New International Version (NIV)
During that night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands.
Judges 7:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
Judges 7:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place.”
Judges 7:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
It happened on the same night that the LORD said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
Judges 7:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are too many people with you for Me to hand over Midian to them, otherwise Israel will boast [about themselves] against Me, saying, ‘My own power has rescued me.’
Judges 7:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And the LORD told Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will rescue you, and will hand over the Midianites to you. Let all the other people go, each man to his home.”
Judges 7:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now on that same night the LORD said to Gideon, “Arise, go down against their camp, for I have given it into your hand.
Judges 7:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
The LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength.
Judges 7:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
The LORD told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home.”
Judges 7:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
That night the LORD said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!
Judges 7:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
YAHWEH spoke to Gideon: “You have too many in your army. If I give them victory over the Midianites, they might claim credit for themselves at my expense, thinking that they had won the victory on their own.
Judges 7:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Then YAHWEH told Gideon, “I will give you victory over the Midianites with the three hundred men who cupped their hands and drank. Tell everyone else to go home.”
Judges 7:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
That night YAHWEH commanded Gideon, “Get up and attack the camp; I am giving you victory over the Midianites!
Judges 7:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The LORD said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’