Verse 39

Judges 6:39

Geneva Bible

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39 Againe, Gideon sayde vnto God (Elohim), Be not angry with me, that I may speake once more: let me prooue once againe, I pray thee, with the fleece: let it now be drie onely vpon the fleece, and let dewe be vpon all the ground.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר גִּדְעוֹן֙ אֶל הָ֣/אֱלֹהִ֔ים אַל יִ֤חַר אַפְּ/ךָ֙ בִּ֔/י וַ/אֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אַ֣ךְ הַ/פָּ֑עַם אֲנַסֶּ֤ה נָּא רַק הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ בַּ/גִּזָּ֔ה יְהִי נָ֨א חֹ֤רֶב אֶל הַ/גִּזָּה֙ לְ/בַדָּ֔/הּ וְ/עַל כָּל הָ/אָ֖רֶץ יִֽהְיֶה טָּֽל

English Translation

And Gideon said to God, "Do not be angry with me, and I will speak only this once: please let it be as follows: Let the fleece be wet alone, and on all the ground let there be dry."

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Chapter 6 Context

1 Afterwarde the children of Israel committed wickednesse in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gaue... Focus ↗

2 And the hand of Midian preuayled against Israel, and because of the Midianites the children of Israe... Focus ↗

3 When Israel had sowen, then came vp the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the East, and came v... Focus ↗

4 And camped by them, and destroyed the fruite of the earth, euen til thou come vnto Azzah, and left n... Focus ↗

5 For they went vp, and their cattel, and came with their tentes as grashoppers in multitude: so that... Focus ↗

6 So was Israel exceedingly impouerished by the Midianites: therefore the children of Israel cryed vnt... Focus ↗

7 And when the children of Israel cryed vnto the Lord because of the Midianites, Focus ↗

8 The Lord sent vnto the children of Israel a Prophet, who sayd vuto them, Thus sayth the Lord God (El... Focus ↗

9 And I haue deliuered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed... Focus ↗

10 And I sayde vnto you, I am the Lord your God (Elohim): feare not the gods of the Amorites in whose l... Focus ↗

11 And the Angell of the Lord came, and sate vnder the oke which was in Ophrah, that perteined vnto Ioa... Focus ↗

12 Then the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him, and said vnto him, The Lord is with thee, thou valiant... Focus ↗

13 To whome Gideon answered, Ah my Lord, if the Lord be with vs, why then is all this come vpon vs? and... Focus ↗

14 And the Lord looked vpon him, and sayd, Goe in this thy might, and thou shalt saue Israel out of the... Focus ↗

15 And he answered him, Ah my Lord, whereby shall I saue Israel? beholde, my father is poore in Manasse... Focus ↗

16 Then the Lord sayd vnto him, I wil therefore be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as o... Focus ↗

17 And he answered him, I pray thee, if I haue founde fauour in thy sight, then shewe me a signe, that... Focus ↗

18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, vntil I come vnto thee, and bring mine offring, and lay it before the... Focus ↗

19 Then Gideon went in, and made ready a kidde, and vnleauened bread of an Ephah of floure, and put the... Focus ↗

20 And the Angell of God (Elohim) saide vnto him, Take the flesh and the vnleauened bread, and lay them... Focus ↗

21 Then the Angell of the Lord put forth the ende of the staffe that he had in his hand, and touched th... Focus ↗

22 And when Gideon perceiued that it was an Angel of the Lord, Gideon then sayde, Alas, my Lord God (El... Focus ↗

23 And the Lord said vnto him, Peace be vnto thee: feare not, thou shalt not die. Focus ↗

24 Then Gideon made an altar there vnto the Lord, and called it, Iehouah shalom: vnto this day it is in... Focus ↗

25 And the same night the Lord sayd vnto him, Take thy fathers yong bullocke, and an other bullocke of... Focus ↗

26 And build an altar vnto the Lord thy God (Elohim) vpon the top of this rocke, in a plaine place: and... Focus ↗

27 Then Gideon tooke tenne men of his seruants, and did as ye Lord bade him: but because he feared to d... Focus ↗

28 And when the men of the citie arose early in the morning, beholde, the altar of Baal was broken, and... Focus ↗

29 Therefore they saide one to another, Who hath done this thing? and when they inquired and asked, the... Focus ↗

30 Then the men of the citie said vnto Ioash, Bring out thy sonne, that hee may dye: for he hath destro... Focus ↗

31 And Ioash said vnto all that stood by him, Will ye pleade Baals cause? or will ye saue him? he that... Focus ↗

32 And in that day was Gideon called Ierubbaal, that is, Let Baal pleade for himselfe because he hath b... Focus ↗

33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and they of ye East, were gathered together, aud went and... Focus ↗

34 But the Spirit of the Lord came vpon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, and Abiezer was ioyned with him. Focus ↗

35 And he sent messengers thorowout al Manasseh, which also was ioyned with him, and he sent messengers... Focus ↗

36 Then Gideon said vnto God (Elohim), If thou wilt saue Israel by mine hand, as thou hast sayd, Focus ↗

37 Beholde, I wil put a fleece of wooll in the threshing place: if the dewe come on the fleece onely, a... Focus ↗

38 And so it was: for he rose vp earely on the morow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the d... Focus ↗

39 Againe, Gideon sayde vnto God (Elohim), Be not angry with me, that I may speake once more: let me pr...

40 And God (Elohim) did so that same night: for it was drie vpon the fleece onely, and there was dewe o... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 6 (40 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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