Judges 7:5

Judges 7:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the Lord told him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues as a dog laps from those who kneel down to drink.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

5So he brought the people down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, “You shall put everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps 7:5 Lit by himselfin one group, and everyone who kneels down to drink in another.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

5So 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.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

5So 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 down to drink.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

5 So Gideon brought the men down to the water, and the Lord said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the Lord said to him, “Some men will drink the way dogs do. They will lap up the water with their tongues. Separate them from those who get down on their knees to drink.”

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