Judges 7:5 (WEB)
So he brought down the people to the water; and the LORD said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, like a dog laps, you shall set him by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.”
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“…for it was not indeed to no purpose, not without a great mystery, that Gedeon was bidden to lead those alone, who should lap the water of the river like dogs; and of such sort not more than three hundred among so great a multitude were found.” — editor's note: Judg. vii. 5.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“How do the three hundred men with Gideon, who bravely lapped, compare with the thousands who were put to flight?” — editor's note: Judg. vii. 5.
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