lappeth: i.e. without kneeling down as idolaters were accustomed to do (1Ki 19:18. 2 Chronicles 29:9. See note on Esther 3:2.
as. according as.
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Judges 7:5
5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.