6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 7:6:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it was Judges 7:6:2 ⧉מִסְפַּ֞רmispahrnumber of Judges 7:6:3 ⧉הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםhamalakkimthe ones lapping Judges 7:6:4 ⧉בְּיָדָם֙beyadamwith their hand Judges 7:6:5 ⧉אֶל־פִּיהֶ֔םelpihemto their mouth Judges 7:6:6 ⧉שְׁלֹ֥שׁsheloshthree Judges 7:6:7 ⧉מֵא֖וֹתmeothundreds Judges 7:6:8 ⧉אִ֑ישׁishman Judges 7:6:9 ⧉וְכֹל֙vekholand all Judges 7:6:10 ⧉יֶ֣תֶרyeterremainder Judges 7:6:11 ⧉הָעָ֔םhaamthe people Judges 7:6:12 ⧉כָּרְע֥וּkareuknelt down Judges 7:6:13 ⧉עַל־בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םalbirkhehemon their knees Judges 7:6:14 ⧉לִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlishteotto drink Judges 7:6:15 ⧉מָֽיִם׃סmayimwater |
6. Formal Translation And the number of those who lapped, bringing their hand up to their mouth, was three hundred men; and all the rest of the people knelt on their knees to drink water. |
6. Dynamic Translation Three hundred men drank by lapping water from their hands to their mouths, and everyone else knelt to drink water. |