6. And the number of those 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 the water.
7. Then the Lord said unto Gideon, With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the other people go each one to his place.
8. And having taken provision for the people in his hands with their shofarot; he sent all the other Israelites each one to his tent and retained those three hundred men, and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
9. And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise and descend to the camp, for I have delivered it in thy hands.
10. But if thou art afraid to go down, go with Phurah thy servant down to the camp,