Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
God has reduced Gideon's army from thousands to a few hundred so that Israel cannot claim the victory as its own. The final test takes place at a water source.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y fué el número de los que lamieron las aguas, llegándola con la mano á la boca, trescientos hombres: y todo el resto del pueblo se dobló sobre sus rodillas para beber las aguas.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Solamente trescientos hombres bebieron de sus manos. Todos los demás pusieron la boca en el arroyo.
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