Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 7 of Judges. God deliberately reduces Gideon’s army so that Israel will not attribute the victory to its own strength. First those who are afraid are allowed to return, and then the men are separated according to how they drink water. The army is reduced to three hundred. The reduction is not an accidental weakness but a theological strategy designed to make clear that deliverance comes from God.
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So laß nun ausrufen vor den Ohren des Volks und sagen: Wer blöde und verzagt ist, der kehre um und hebe sich alsbald vom Gebirge Gilead. Da kehrten des Volks um bei zweiundzwanzigtausend, daß nur zehntausend übrigblieben.
Haz pues ahora pregonar, que lo oiga el pueblo, diciendo: El que teme y se estremece, madrugue y vuélvase desde el monte de Galaad. Y volviéronse de los del pueblo veintidós mil: y quedaron diez mil.
Publie donc ceci aux oreilles du peuple: Que celui qui est craintif et qui a peur s'en retourne et s'éloigne de la montagne de Galaad. Vingt-deux mille hommes parmi le peuple s'en retournèrent, et il en resta dix mille.
Ora dunque fai una grida, che il popolo oda, dicendo: Chi è pauroso e timido, se ne ritorni prestamente indietro dal monte di Galaad. E se ne ritornarono indietro ventiduemila uomini del popolo; e ne rimasero diecimila.
Agora, pois, apregoa aos ouvidos do povo, dizendo: Quem for medroso e tímido, volte, e retire-se apressadamente das montanhas de Gileade. Então voltaram do povo vinte e dois mil, e dez mil ficaram.
現在你要向這百姓宣告說:『凡懼怕戰兢的,可以離開 基列山 回去。』」於是有二萬二千人回去,只剩下一萬人。
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