Judges 7:2-4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² The Lord said to Gideon, ‘You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say,^[a] “I saved myself.” ³ Now announce to the troops, “Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.” ’^(A) So twenty-two thousand of the troops turned back, but ten thousand remained.

⁴ Then the Lord said to Gideon, ‘There are still too many troops. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, “This one can go with you,” he can go. But if I say about anyone, “This one cannot go with you,” he cannot go.’