Judges 7:2

Context
7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you.¹ Israel might brag,² ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’³

Judges 7:4

Context
7:4 The Lord spoke to Gideon again, “There are still too many men.⁴ Bring them down to the water and I will thin the ranks some more.⁵ When I say, ‘This one should go with you,’ pick him to go;⁶ when I say,⁷ ‘This one should not go with you,’ do not take him.”⁸

[7:2] ¹tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.”

[7:2] ²tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.”

[7:2] ³tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.”

[7:4] ⁴tn Heb “too many people.”

[7:4] ⁵tn Heb “test them for you there.”

[7:4] ⁶tn Heb “he should go with you.”

[7:4] ⁷tn Heb also has “to you.”

[7:4] ⁸tn Heb “he should not go.”