וַיְהִ֗י מִסְפַּ֞ר הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤ים בְּיָדָם֙ אֶל־פִּיהֶ֔ם שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וְכֹל֙ יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם כָּרְע֥וּ עַל־בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מָֽיִם׃ (ס)
At ang bilang ng mga humimod, na inilalapit ang kanilang kamay sa kanilang bibig, ay tatlong daang lalaki; at ang lahat ng iba pa sa bayan ay lumuhod sa kanilang mga tuhod upang uminom ng tubig.
Rashi
Who lapped from hand. This is not the kind of bending forward as when lapping up with the tongue.4Lapping from hand to mouth does not involve prostrating oneself.