New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:36-40

36Then Gideonגִּדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Ifאִם־'im-H518You willיֶשְׁךָ֞yesh.KhaH3426deliverמוֹשִׁ֧יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027me, as You have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

37beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I will putמַצִּ֛יגma.TzigH3322a fleeceגִּזַּ֥תgi.ZatH1492of woolהַצֶּ֖מֶרha.Tze.merH6785on the threshingבַּגֹּ֑רֶןba.Go.renH1637floorH1637.Ifאִ֡ם'imH518there is dewטַל֩talH2919on the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֜הha.gi.ZahH1492onlyלְבַדָּ֗הּle.va.DahH905,and it is dryחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721on allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,then I will knowוְיָדַעְתִּ֗יve.ya.da'.TiH3045that You will deliverתוֹשִׁ֧יעַto.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027me, as You have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”

38And it was soכֵ֕ןkhenH3651.When he aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningH4283and squeezedוַיָּ֖זַרvai.Ya.zarH2115the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.ZahH1492,he drainedוַיִּ֤מֶץvai.Yi.metzH4680the dewטַל֙talH2919from the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֔הha.gi.ZahH1492,a bowlהַסֵּ֖פֶלha.Se.felH5602fullמְל֥וֹאme.Lo'H4393of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

39Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Do not let Your angerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734against me that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696onceH6471moreH6471;pleaseנָּא־na'-H4994let me makeH5254a testאֲנַסֶּ֤ה'a.na.SehH5254onceH6471moreH6471with the fleeceבַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.ZahH1492,let it nowנָ֨אna'H4994be dryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905on the fleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492,and let there be dewטָּֽל׃TalH2919on allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

40Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915;for it was dryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905on the fleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492,and dewטָֽל׃ פTalH2919was on allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

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