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Judges 6:17
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Judges 6:17
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17 And he said to him, (A)“If now I have found favor in your eyes, then (B)show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.
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Judges 6:17
New American Standard Bible
Judges 6:17
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17 So [a]Gideon said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then perform for me (A)a sign that it is You speaking with me.
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- Judges 6:17 Lit he
Judges 6:17
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Judges 6:17
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17 Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign(A) that it is really you talking to me.
Judges 6:17
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Judges 6:17
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17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.
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Judges 6:21
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Judges 6:21
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21 Then the angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. (A)And fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
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Judges 6:21
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Judges 6:21
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21 Then the angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and (A)fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the Lord [a]vanished from his sight.
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- Judges 6:21 Lit departed
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Judges 6:21
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21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread(A) with the tip of the staff(B) that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared.
Judges 6:21
New Living Translation
Judges 6:21
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21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the Lord disappeared.
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Judges 6:22
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Judges 6:22
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22 Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, (A)“Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.”
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Judges 6:22
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Judges 6:22
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22 (A)When Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord, [a]he said, “Oh, Lord [b]God! For I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”
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- Judges 6:22 Lit Gideon
- Judges 6:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Judges 6:22
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Judges 6:22
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22 When Gideon realized(A) that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”(B)
Judges 6:22
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Judges 6:22
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22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”
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Judges 6:25-40
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Judges 6:25-40
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25 That night the Lord said to him, “Take your father's bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down (A)the Asherah that is beside it 26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the (B)stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down.” 27 So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night.
Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal
28 When the men of the town rose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that had been built. 29 And they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And after they had searched and inquired, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” 30 Then the men of the town said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has broken down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it.” 31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.” 32 Therefore on that day Gideon[a] was called (C)Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he broke down his altar.
33 Now (D)all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East came together, and they crossed the Jordan and encamped in (E)the Valley of Jezreel. 34 But (F)the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon, (G)and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him. 35 (H)And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they too were called out to follow him. (I)And he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.
The Sign of the Fleece
36 (J)Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, 37 behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.” 38 And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, (K)“Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew.” 40 And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
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- Judges 6:32 Hebrew he
Judges 6:25-40
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Judges 6:25-40
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25 Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s bull [a]and a second bull seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut down the [b](A)Asherah that is beside it; 26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold in an orderly way, and take a second bull and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.” 27 Then Gideon took ten men from his servants and did as the Lord had spoken to him; and because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city to do it by day, he did it by night.
The Altar of Baal Destroyed
28 When the people of the city got up early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal had been torn down, and the Asherah which had been beside it had been cut down, and the second bull had been offered on the altar which had been built. 29 So they said to one another, “Who did this thing?” And when they searched and inquired, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash did this thing.” 30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has torn down the altar of Baal, and indeed, he has cut down the Asherah which was beside it.” 31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you save him? Whoever will contend for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, since someone has torn down his altar!” 32 Therefore on that day he named [c]Gideon (B)Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar.
33 Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the [d]people of the east assembled together; and they crossed over and camped in (C)the Valley of Jezreel. 34 So (D)the Spirit of the Lord [e]covered Gideon like clothing; and he (E)blew a trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called together to follow him. 35 And he sent messengers throughout Manasseh, and they also were called together to follow him; and he sent messengers to Asher, (F)Zebulun, and Naphtali, and (G)they came up to meet them.
Sign of the Fleece
36 Then Gideon said to God, “(H)If You are going to save Israel [f]through me, as You have spoken, 37 behold, I am putting a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will save Israel [g]through me, as You have spoken.” 38 And it was so. When he got up early the next morning and wrung out the fleece, he wrung the dew from the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, “(I)Do not let Your anger burn against me, so that I may speak only one more time; please let me put You to the test only one more time with the fleece: let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.” 40 And God did so that night; for it was dry only on the fleece, and dew was on all the ground.
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- Judges 6:25 Or even
- Judges 6:25 I.e., wooden symbol of a female deity; also vv 26, 28, 30
- Judges 6:32 Lit him
- Judges 6:33 Lit sons
- Judges 6:34 Lit clothed
- Judges 6:36 Lit by my hand
- Judges 6:37 Lit by my hand
Judges 6:25-40
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Judges 6:25-40
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25 That same night the Lord said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old.[a] Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole[b](A) beside it. 26 Then build a proper kind of[c] altar to the Lord your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second[d] bull as a burnt offering.(B)”
27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the townspeople, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.
28 In the morning when the people of the town got up, there was Baal’s altar,(C) demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar!
29 They asked each other, “Who did this?”
When they carefully investigated, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash(D) did it.”
30 The people of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar(E) and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
31 But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause?(F) Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.” 32 So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal[e](G) that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.”
33 Now all the Midianites, Amalekites(H) and other eastern peoples(I) joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.(J) 34 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on(K) Gideon, and he blew a trumpet,(L) summoning the Abiezrites(M) to follow him. 35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher,(N) Zebulun and Naphtali,(O) so that they too went up to meet them.(P)
36 Gideon said to God, “If you will save(Q) Israel by my hand as you have promised— 37 look, I will place a wool fleece(R) on the threshing floor.(S) If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know(T) that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” 38 And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request.(U) Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” 40 That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.(V)
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- Judges 6:25 Or Take a full-grown, mature bull from your father’s herd
- Judges 6:25 That is, a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah; also in verses 26, 28 and 30
- Judges 6:26 Or build with layers of stone an
- Judges 6:26 Or full-grown; also in verse 28
- Judges 6:32 Jerub-Baal probably means let Baal contend.
Judges 6:25-40
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Judges 6:25-40
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25 That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it. 26 Then build an altar to the Lord your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”
27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had commanded. But he did it at night because he was afraid of the other members of his father’s household and the people of the town.
28 Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed. 29 The people said to each other, “Who did this?” And after asking around and making a careful search, they learned that it was Gideon, the son of Joash.
30 “Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.”
31 But Joash shouted to the mob that confronted him, “Why are you defending Baal? Will you argue his case? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal truly is a god, let him defend himself and destroy the one who broke down his altar!” 32 From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” because he broke down Baal’s altar.
Gideon Asks for a Sign
33 Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. 34 Then the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him. 35 He also sent messengers throughout Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, summoning their warriors, and all of them responded.
36 Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, 37 prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.” 38 And that is just what happened. When Gideon got up early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out a whole bowlful of water.
39 Then Gideon said to God, “Please don’t be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.” 40 So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew.
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