Judges 6:40

Judges 6:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
• New International Version (NIV)That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground.

Context of Judges 6:40

38And 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. 39Then 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.” So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew.

Judges 6:40 word by word

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֛ים כֵּ֖ן בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי־חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הָ֥יָה טָֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• so that nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• for it was dryחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · droughtH2721
• upon the fleeceגִּזָּהgâzzah · fleeceH1492
• only, and there was dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• on all the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Commentaries on Judges 6:40

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-40Verses 33-40 These signs are truly miraculous, and very significant. Gideon and his men were going to fight the Midianites; could God distinguish between a small fleece of Israel, and the vast floor of Midian? Gideon is made to know that God could do so. Is Gideon desirous that the dew of Divine grace might come down upon himself in particular? He sees the fleece wet with dew to assure him of it. Does he desire that God will be as the dew to all Israel?…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-40The fleece incident did not confirm God's plan to use Gideon, as that was already clear Judges 6:17–24. Instead, it showed God's patience with Gideon's doubts.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 6:40

• Condescension of God
• Decision
• Dew
• Faith
• Gideon
• Judge
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Sign
• Token

In the dictionaries

• God
• Den
• Fleece
• Gideon
• Midianite
• Mighty
• Sign
• Wherewith
• Wring
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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