Judges 6:17-32

17And he saidH559 unto him, If now I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in thy sight, then show me a signH226 that it is thou that talkest with me. 18DepartH4185 not hence, I pray thee, until I comeH935 unto thee, and bringH935 forthH3318 my present, and lay it before thee. And he saidH559, I will tarry until thou comeH935 again.

19And GideonH1439 wentH3318 in, and madeH6213 ready a kid, and unleavenedH4682 cakes of an ephahH374 of meal: the fleshH1320 he putH7760 in a basketH5536, and he putH7760 the brothH4839 in a potH6517, and broughtH935 it out unto him under the oakH424, and presented it. 20And the angelH4397 of GodH430 saidH559 unto him, TakeH3947 the fleshH1320 and the unleavenedH4682 cakes, and lay them upon this rockH5553, and pourH8210 out the brothH4839. And he did soH3651. 21Then the angelH4397 of Jehovah put forthH7971 the endH7097 of the staffH4938 that was in his handH3027, and touchedH5060 the fleshH1320 and the unleavenedH4682 cakes; and there wentH1980 up fireH784 out of the rockH6697, and consumedH398 the fleshH1320 and the unleavenedH4682 cakes; and the angelH4397 of Jehovah departed out of his sight. 22And GideonH1439 sawH7200 that he was the angelH4397 of Jehovah; and GideonH1439 saidH559, AlasH162, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seenH7200 the angelH4397 of Jehovah faceH6440 to faceH6440. 23And Jehovah saidH559 unto him, PeaceH7965 be unto thee; fearH3372 not: thou shalt not dieH4191. 24Then GideonH1439 builtH1129 an altarH4196 there unto Jehovah, and calledH7121 it Jehovah-shalom: unto this dayH3117 it is yetH5750 in OphrahH6084 of the Abiezrites.

25And it came to pass the same nightH3915, that Jehovah saidH559 unto him, TakeH3947 thy father’sH1 bullock, even the secondH8145 bullock sevenH7651 yearsH8141 old, and throw down the altarH4196 of BaalH1168 that thy fatherH1 hath, and cutH3772 down the AsherahH842 that is by it; 26and buildH1129 an altarH4196 unto Jehovah thy GodH430 upon the topH7218 of this strongholdH4581, in the orderly manner, and takeH3947 the secondH8145 bullock, and offerH5927 a burnt-offering with the woodH6086 of the AsherahH842 which thou shalt cutH3772 down. 27Then GideonH1439 tookH3947 tenH6235 menH376 of his servantsH5650, and did as Jehovah had spokenH1696 unto him: and it came to pass, because he fearedH3372 his father’sH1 householdH1004 and the menH376 of the cityH5892, so that he could not do it by dayH3119, that he did it by nightH3915.

28And whenH834 the menH376 of the cityH5892 arose earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, behold, the altarH4196 of BaalH1168 was brokenH5422 downH5422, and the AsherahH842 was cutH3772 down that was by it, and the secondH8145 bullock was offeredH5927 upon the altarH4196 that was builtH1129. 29And they saidH559 oneH376 to another, Who hath done this thingH1697? And when they inquired and asked, they saidH559, GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 hath done this thingH1697. 30Then the menH376 of the cityH5892 saidH559 unto JoashH3101, BringH3318 out thy sonH1121, that he may dieH4191, because he hath brokenH5422 down the altarH4196 of BaalH1168, and because he hath cutH3772 down the AsherahH842 that was by it. 31And JoashH3101 saidH559 unto all that stoodH5975 against him, Will ye contendH7378 for BaalH1168? or will ye saveH3467 him? he that will contendH7378 for him, let him be putH4191 to deathH4191 whilst it is yet morningH1242: if he be a godH430, let him contendH7378 for himself, because one hath brokenH5422 downH5422 his altarH4196. 32Therefore on that dayH3117 he calledH7121 him JerubbaalH3378, sayingH559, Let BaalH1168 contendH7378 against him, because he hath brokenH5422 downH5422 his altarH4196.