Berean Standard Bible
Judges 6:34-40
34So the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came uponלָבְשָׁ֖הla.ve.ShahH3847אֶת־'et-H853Gideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439,who blewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782and ralliedוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199the Abiezritesאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44behind himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.
35ה֖וּאhu'H1931Calling themוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199to armsאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310, Gideonsentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִים֙u.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,as well asגַּם־gam-H1571שָׁלַ֗חsha.LachH7971וּמַלְאָכִ֣יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397Asherבְּאָשֵׁ֤רbe.'a.SherH836,Zebulunוּבִזְבֻלוּן֙u.viz.vu.LunH2074,and Naphtaliוּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יu.ve.naf.ta.LiH5321,so that they came upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to meet himלִקְרָאתָֽם׃lik.ra.TamH7122.
36Then Gideonגִּדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Ifאִם־ יֶשְׁךָ֞'im- yesh.KhaH518H3426You are going to saveמוֹשִׁ֧יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027אֶת־'et-H853,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You have saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,
37then beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595will placeמַצִּ֛יגma.TzigH3322אֶת־'et-H853a fleeceגִּזַּ֥תgi.ZatH1492of woolהַצֶּ֖מֶרha.Tze.merH6785on the threshing floorבַּגֹּ֑רֶןba.Go.renH1637.Ifאִ֡ם'imH518there isיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961dewטַל֩talH2919onlyעַֽל־ לְבַדָּ֗הּ'al- le.va.DahH905H5921onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֜הha.gi.ZahH1492and allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776is dryחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721,then I will knowוְיָדַעְתִּ֗יve.ya.da'.TiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588You are going to saveתוֹשִׁ֧יעַto.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027אֶת־'et-H853,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You have saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”
38And that is whatכֵ֕ןkhenH3651happenedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961.When Gideon aroseוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925the next morningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,he squeezedוַיָּ֖זַרvai.Ya.zarH2115אֶת־'et-H853the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.ZahH1492and wrungוַיִּ֤מֶץvai.Yi.metzH4680outמִן־min-H4480the dewטַל֙ הַגִּזָּ֔הtal ha.gi.ZahH2919H1492—a bowlfulמְל֥וֹא הַסֵּ֖פֶלme.Lo' ha.Se.felH4393H5602of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
39Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be angryיִ֤חַר אַפְּךָ֙Yi.char 'a.pe.KhaH2734H639with me;let me speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696one more timeאַ֣ךְ הַפָּ֑עַם'akh ha.Pa.'amH389H6471.Please allow meנָּא־ רַק־na'- rak-H4994H7535one moreהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471testאֲנַסֶּ֤ה'a.na.SehH5254with the fleeceבַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.ZahH1492.This timeנָ֨אna'H4994let it beיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961dryחֹ֤רֶב אֶל־ הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּCho.rev 'el- ha.gi.Zah le.va.DahH2721H413H1492H905,and the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961coveredוְעַל־ כָּל־ve.'al- kol-H3605H5921with dewטָּֽל׃TalH2919.”
40And thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651.Onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־le.va.Dah ve.'al-H905H5921the fleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492wasוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961dryחֹ֤רֶב אֶל־Cho.rev 'el-H2721H413,and dewטָֽל׃ פTalH2919coveredכָּל־ הָ֥יָהkol- Ha.yahH1961H3605the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
Commentaries on Judges 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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