Judges 6
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Judges 6:11-32

11And there cameH935 an angelH4397 of YhwhH3068, and satH3427 under an oakH424 which was in OphrahH6084, that pertained unto JoashH3101 the Abi–ezriteH33: and his sonH1121 GideonH1439 threshedH2251 wheatH2406 by the winepressH1660, to hideH5127 it fromH6440 the MidianitesH4080.12 12And the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 appearedH7200 unto him, and saidH559 unto him, YhwhH3068 is with thee, thou mightyH1368 man of valourH2428. 13And GideonH1439 saidH559 unto him, OhH994 my LordH113, ifH3426 YhwhH3068 be with us, why then is all this befallenH4672 us? and where be all his miraclesH6381 which our fathersH1 toldH5608 us of, sayingH559, Did not YhwhH3068 bring us upH5927 from EgyptH4714? but now YhwhH3068 hath forsakenH5203 us, and deliveredH5414 us into the handsH3709 of the MidianitesH4080. 14And YhwhH3068 lookedH6437 upon him, and saidH559, GoH3212 in this thy mightH3581, and thou shalt saveH3467 IsraelH3478 from the handH3709 of the MidianitesH4080: have not I sentH7971 thee? 15And he saidH559 unto him, OhH994 my LordH136, wherewithH4100 shall I saveH3467 IsraelH3478? behold, my familyH505H504 is poorH1800 in ManassehH4519, and I am the leastH6810 in my father’sH1 houseH1004.3 16And YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smiteH5221 the MidianitesH4080 as oneH259 manH376. 17And he saidH559 unto him, If now I have foundH4672 graceH2580 in thy sightH5869, then shewH6213 me a signH226 that thou talkestH1696 with me. 18DepartH4185 not hence, I pray thee, until I comeH935 unto thee, and bring forthH3318 my presentH4503, and setH3240 it beforeH6440 thee. And he saidH559, I will tarryH3427 until thou come againH7725.4

19And GideonH1439 went inH935, and made readyH6213 a kidH1423H5795, and unleavened cakesH4682 of an ephahH374 of flourH7058: the fleshH1320 he putH7760 in a basketH5536, and he putH7760 the brothH4839 in a potH6517, and brought it outH3318 unto him under the oakH424, and presentedH5066 it.5 20And the angelH4397 of GodH430 saidH559 unto him, TakeH3947 the fleshH1320 and the unleavened cakesH4682, and layH3240 them upon thisH1975 rockH5553, and pour outH8210 the brothH4839. And he didH6213 so.

21Then the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 put forthH7971 the endH7097 of the staffH4938 that was in his handH3027, and touchedH5060 the fleshH1320 and the unleavened cakesH4682; and there rose upH5927 fireH784 out of the rockH6697, and consumedH398 the fleshH1320 and the unleavened cakesH4682. Then the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 departedH1980 out of his sightH5869. 22And when GideonH1439 perceivedH7200 that he was an angelH4397 of YhwhH3068, GideonH1439 saidH559, AlasH162, O LordH136 YhwhH3069! for becauseH3651 I have seenH7200 an angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 faceH6440 to faceH6440. 23And YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto him, PeaceH7965 be unto thee; fearH3372 not: thou shalt not dieH4191. 24Then GideonH1439 builtH1129 an altarH4196 there unto YhwhH3068, and calledH7121 it Jehovah–shalom, Yhwh Is PeaceH3073: unto this dayH3117 it is yet in OphrahH6084 of the Abi–ezritesH33.6

25And it came to pass the same nightH3915, that YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto him, TakeH3947 thy father’sH1 youngH6499 bullockH7794, even the secondH8145 bullockH6499 of sevenH7651 years oldH8141, and throw downH2040 the altarH4196 of BaalH1168 that thy fatherH1 hath, and cut downH3772 the groveH842 that is by it:7 26And buildH1129 an altarH4196 unto YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 upon the topH7218 of this rockH4581, in the ordered placeH4634, and takeH3947 the secondH8145 bullockH6499, and offerH5927 a burnt sacrificeH5930 with the woodH6086 of the groveH842 which thou shalt cut downH3772.89 27Then GideonH1439 tookH3947 tenH6235 menH582 of his servantsH5650, and didH6213 as YhwhH3068 had saidH1696 unto him: and so it was, because he fearedH3372 his father’sH1 householdH1004, and the menH582 of the cityH5892, that he could not doH6213 it by dayH3119, that he didH6213 it by nightH3915.

28And when the menH582 of the cityH5892 arose earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, behold, the altarH4196 of BaalH1168 was cast downH5422, and the groveH842 was cut downH3772 that was by it, and the secondH8145 bullockH6499 was offeredH5927 upon the altarH4196 that was builtH1129. 29And they saidH559 oneH376 to anotherH7453, Who hath doneH6213 this thingH1697? And when they enquiredH1875 and askedH1245, they saidH559, GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 hath doneH6213 this thingH1697. 30Then the menH582 of the cityH5892 saidH559 unto JoashH3101, Bring outH3318 thy sonH1121, that he may dieH4191: because he hath cast downH5422 the altarH4196 of BaalH1168, and because he hath cut downH3772 the groveH842 that was by it. 31And JoashH3101 saidH559 unto all that stoodH5975 against him, Will ye pleadH7378 for BaalH1168? will ye saveH3467 him? he that will pleadH7378 for him, let him be put to deathH4191 whilst it is yet morningH1242: if he be a godH430, let him pleadH7378 for himself, because one hath cast downH5422 his altarH4196. 32Therefore on that dayH3117 he calledH7121 him JerubbaalH3378, sayingH559, Let BaalH1168 pleadH7378 against him, because he hath thrown downH5422 his altarH4196.1011

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 6:11 Gideon: Gr. Gedeon. ↩
  2. 2. Judges 6:11 to hide…: Heb. to cause it to flee. ↩
  3. 3. Judges 6:15 my family…: Heb. my thousand is the meanest. ↩
  4. 4. Judges 6:18 present: or, meat offering. ↩
  5. 5. Judges 6:19 a kid: Heb. a kid of the goats. ↩
  6. 6. Judges 6:24 Jehovah–shalom: that is, The Lord send peace. ↩
  7. 7. Judges 6:25 even: or, and. ↩
  8. 8. Judges 6:26 rock: Heb. strong place. ↩
  9. 9. Judges 6:26 in the ordered…: or, in an orderly manner. ↩
  10. 10. Judges 6:32 Jerubbaal: that is, Let Baal plead. ↩
  11. 11. Judges 6:32 Jerubbesheth: that is, Let the shameful thing plead. ↩

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