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World English Bible Classic
[1] The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, so Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. [2] The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds. [3] So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them. [4] They encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza. They left no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep, ox, or donkey. [5] For they came up with their livestock and their tents. They came in as locusts for multitude. Both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it. [6] Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh. [7] When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh because of Midian, [8] Yahweh sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage. [9] I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land. [10] I said to you, “I am Yahweh your God. You shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not listened to my voice.’ ” [11] Yahweh’s angel came and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites. [12] Yahweh’s angel appeared to him, and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!” [13] Gideon said to him, “Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, ‘Didn’t Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?’ But now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” [14] Yahweh looked at him, and said, “Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Haven’t I sent you?” [15] He said to him, “O Lord,§ how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” [16] Yahweh said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.” [17] He said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me. [18] Please don’t go away until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you.”He said, “I will wait until you come back.” [19] Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes of an ephahⓘ of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it. [20] The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.”He did so. [21] Then Yahweh’s angel stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then Yahweh’s angel departed out of his sight. [22] Gideon saw that he was Yahweh’s angel; and Gideon said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh! Because I have seen Yahweh’s angel face to face!” [23] Yahweh said to him, “Peace be to you! Don’t be afraid. You shall not die.” [24] Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace.”§ To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. [25] That same night, Yahweh said to him, “Take your father’s bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it. [26] Then build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.” [27] Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him. Because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city, he could not do it by day, but he did it by night. [28] When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built. [29] They said to one another, “Who has done this thing?”When they inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” [30] Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.” [31] Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar!” [32] Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal,ⓘ saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.” [33] Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. [34] But Yahweh’s Spirit came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together to follow him. [35] He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they also were gathered together to follow him. He sent messengers to Asher, to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. [36] Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken, [37] behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I’ll know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.” [38] It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. [39] Gideon said to God, “Don’t let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece. Let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.” [40] God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

Footnotes

  1. The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
  2. 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
  3. or, Yahweh Shalom
  4. “Jerub-Baal” means “Let Baal contend”.
King James Version
[1] And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213(QalImpf) evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the Lord:H3068 and the LordH3068 deliveredH5414(QalImpf) them into the handH3027 of MidianH4080 sevenH7651 years.H8141 [2] And the handH3027 of MidianH4080 prevailedH5810(QalImpf) against Israel:H3478 [and] becauseH6440 of the MidianitesH4080 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 madeH6213(QalPerf) them the densH4492 which [are] in the mountains,H2022 and caves,H4631 and strong holds.H4679 [3] And [so] it was, when IsraelH3478 had sown,H2232(QalPerf) that the MidianitesH4080 came up,H5927(QalPerf) and the Amalekites,H6002 and the childrenH1121 of the east,H6924 even they came upH5927(QalPerf) against them; [4] And they encampedH2583(QalImpf) against them, and destroyedH7843(HiphImpf) the increaseH2981 of the earth,H776 till thou comeH935(QalInf) unto Gaza,H5804 and leftH7604(HiphImpf) no sustenanceH4241 for Israel,H3478 neither sheep,H7716 nor ox,H7794 nor ass.H2543 [5] For they came upH5927(QalImpf) with their cattleH4735 and their tents,H168 and they cameH935(QalPerf/Qere) asH1767 grasshoppersH697 for multitude;H7230 [for] both they and their camelsH1581 were without number:H4557 and they enteredH935(QalImpf) into the landH776 to destroyH7843(PielInf) it. [6] And IsraelH3478 was greatlyH3966 impoverishedH1809(NiphImpf) becauseH6440 of the Midianites;H4080 and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 criedH2199(QalImpf) unto the Lord.H3068 [7] And it came to pass, when the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 criedH2199(QalPerf) unto the LordH3068 becauseH182 of the Midianites,H4080 [8] That the LordH3068 sentH7971(QalImpf) a prophetH376 unto the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 which saidH559(QalImpf) unto them, Thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 I brought you upH5927(HiphPerf) from Egypt,H4714 and brought you forthH3318(HiphImpf) out of the houseH1004 of bondage;H5650 [9] And I deliveredH5337(HiphImpf) you out of the handH3027 of the Egyptians,H4714 and out of the handH3027 of all that oppressedH3905(QalPtc) you, and drave them outH1644(PielImpf) from beforeH6440 you, and gaveH5414(QalImpf) you their land;H776 [10] And I saidH559(QalImpf) unto you, I [am] the LordH3068 your God;H430 fearH3372(QalImpf) not the godsH430 of the Amorites,H567 in whose landH776 ye dwell:H3427(QalActPtc) but ye have not obeyedH8085(QalPerf) my voice.H6963 [11] And there cameH935(QalImpf) an angelH4397 of the Lord,H3068 and satH3427(QalImpf) under an oakH424 which [was] in Ophrah,H6084 that [pertained] unto JoashH3101 the Abiezrite:H33 and his sonH1121 GideonH1439 threshedH2251(QalActPtc) wheatH2406 by the winepress,H1660 to hideH5127(HiphInf) [it] fromH6440 the Midianites.H4080 [12] And the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 appearedH7200(NiphImpf) unto him, and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, The LordH3068 [is] with thee, thou mightyH1368 man of valour.H2428 [13] And GideonH1439 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, OhH994 my Lord,H113 ifH3426 the LordH3068 be with us, why then is all this befallenH4672(QalPerf) us? and where [be] all his miraclesH6381(NiphPtc) which our fathersH1 toldH5608(PielPerf) us of, saying,H559(QalInf) Did not the LordH3068 bring us upH5927(HiphPerf) from Egypt?H4714 but now the LordH3068 hath forsakenH5203(QalPerf) us, and deliveredH5414(QalImpf) us into the handsH3709 of the Midianites.H4080 [14] And the LordH3068 lookedH6437(QalImpf) upon him, and said,H559(QalImpf) GoH3212(QalImpv) in this thy might,H3581 and thou shalt saveH3467(HiphPerf) IsraelH3478 from the handH3709 of the Midianites:H4080 have not I sentH7971(QalPerf) thee? [15] And he saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, OhH994 my Lord,H136 wherewithH4100 shall I saveH3467(HiphImpf) Israel?H3478 behold, my familyH504(Ketiv) [is] poorH1800 in Manasseh,H4519 and I [am] the leastH6810 in my father’sH1 house.H1004 [16] And the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smiteH5221(HiphPerf) the MidianitesH4080 as oneH259 man.H376 [17] And he saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, If now I have foundH4672(QalPerf) graceH2580 in thy sight,H5869 then shewH6213(QalPerf) me a signH226 that thou talkestH1696(PielPtc) with me. [18] DepartH4185(QalImpf) not hence, I pray thee, until I comeH935(QalInf) unto thee, and bring forthH3318(HiphPerf) my present,H4503 and setH3240(HiphPerf) [it] beforeH6440 thee. And he said,H559(QalImpf) I will tarryH3427(QalImpf) until thou come again.H7725(QalInf) [19] And GideonH1439 went in,H935(QalPerf) and made readyH6213(QalImpf) a kid,H5795 and unleavened cakesH4682 of an ephahH374 of flour:H7058 the fleshH1320 he putH7760(QalPerf) in a basket,H5536 and he putH7760(QalPerf) the brothH4839 in a pot,H6517 and brought [it] outH3318(HiphImpf) unto him under the oak,H424 and presentedH5066(HiphImpf) [it]. [20] And the angelH4397 of GodH430 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, TakeH3947(QalImpv) the fleshH1320 and the unleavened cakes,H4682 and layH3240(HiphImpv) [them] upon thisH1975 rock,H5553 and pour outH8210(QalImpv) the broth.H4839 And he didH6213(QalImpf) so. [21] Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 put forthH7971(QalImpf) the endH7097 of the staffH4938 that [was] in his hand,H3027 and touchedH5060(QalImpf) the fleshH1320 and the unleavened cakes;H4682 and there rose upH5927(QalImpf) fireH784 out of the rock,H6697 and consumedH398(QalImpf) the fleshH1320 and the unleavened cakes.H4682 Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 departedH1980(QalPerf) out of his sight.H5869 [22] And when GideonH1439 perceivedH7200(QalImpf) that he [was] an angelH4397 of the Lord,H3068 GideonH1439 said,H559(QalImpf) Alas,H162 O LordH136 God!H3069 for becauseH3651 I have seenH7200(QalPerf) an angelH4397 of the LordH3068 faceH6440 to face.H6440 [23] And the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, PeaceH7965 [be] unto thee; fearH3372(QalImpf) not: thou shalt not die.H4191(QalImpf) [24] Then GideonH1439 builtH1129(QalImpf) an altarH4196 there unto the Lord,H3068 and calledH7121(QalImpf) it Jehovahshalom:H3073 unto this dayH3117 it [is] yet in OphrahH6084 of the Abiezrites.H33 [25] And it came to pass the same night,H3915 that the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, TakeH3947(QalImpv) thy father’sH1 youngH6499 bullock,H7794 even the secondH8145 bullockH6499 of sevenH7651 years old,H8141 and throw downH2040(QalPerf) the altarH4196 of BaalH1168 that thy fatherH1 hath, and cut downH3772(QalImpf) the groveH842 that [is] by it: [26] And buildH1129(QalPerf) an altarH4196 unto the LordH3068 thy GodH430 upon the topH7218 of this rock,H4581 in the ordered place,H4634 and takeH3947(QalPerf) the secondH8145 bullock,H6499 and offerH5927(HiphPerf) a burnt sacrificeH5930 with the woodH6086 of the groveH842 which thou shalt cut down.H3772(QalImpf) [27] Then GideonH1439 tookH3947(QalImpf) tenH6235 menH582 of his servants,H5650 and didH6213(QalImpf) as the LordH3068 had saidH1696(PielPerf) unto him: and [so] it was, because he fearedH3372(QalPerf) his father’sH1 household,H1004 and the menH582 of the city,H5892 that he could not doH6213(QalInf) [it] by day,H3119 that he didH6213(QalImpf) [it] by night.H3915 [28] And when the menH582 of the cityH5892 arose earlyH7925(HiphImpf) in the morning,H1242 behold, the altarH4196 of BaalH1168 was cast down,H5422(PualPerf) and the groveH842 was cut downH3772(PualPerf) that [was] by it, and the secondH8145 bullockH6499 was offeredH5927(HophPerf) upon the altarH4196 [that was] built.H1129(QalPasPtc) [29] And they saidH559(QalImpf) oneH376 to another,H7453 Who hath doneH6213(QalPerf) this thing?H1697 And when they enquiredH1875(QalImpf) and asked,H1245(PielImpf) they said,H559(QalImpf) GideonH1439 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 hath doneH6213(QalPerf) this thing.H1697 [30] Then the menH582 of the cityH5892 saidH559(QalImpf) unto Joash,H3101 Bring outH3318(HiphImpv) thy son,H1121 that he may die:H4191(QalImpf) because he hath cast downH5422(QalPerf) the altarH4196 of Baal,H1168 and because he hath cut downH3772(QalPerf) the groveH842 that [was] by it. [31] And JoashH3101 saidH559(QalImpf) unto all that stoodH5975(QalPerf) against him, Will ye pleadH7378(QalImpf) for Baal?H1168 will ye saveH3467(HiphImpf) him? he that will pleadH7378(QalImpf) for him, let him be put to deathH4191(HophImpf) whilst [it is yet] morning:H1242 if he [be] a god,H430 let him pleadH7378(QalImpf) for himself, because [one] hath cast downH5422(QalPerf) his altar.H4196 [32] Therefore on that dayH3117 he calledH7121(QalImpf) him Jerubbaal,H3378 saying,H559(QalInf) Let BaalH1168 pleadH7378(QalImpf) against him, because he hath thrown downH5422(QalPerf) his altar.H4196 [33] Then all the MidianitesH4080 and the AmalekitesH6002 and the childrenH1121 of the eastH6924 were gatheredH622(NiphPerf) together,H3162 and went over,H5674(QalImpf) and pitchedH2583(QalImpf) in the valleyH6010 of Jezreel.H3157 [34] But the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 cameH3847(QalPerf) upon Gideon,H1439 and he blewH8628(QalImpf) a trumpet;H7782 and AbiezerH44 was gatheredH2199(NiphImpf) afterH310 him. [35] And he sentH7971(QalPerf) messengersH4397 throughout all Manasseh;H4519 who also was gatheredH2199(NiphImpf) afterH310 him: and he sentH7971(QalPerf) messengersH4397 unto Asher,H836 and unto Zebulun,H2074 and unto Naphtali;H5321 and they came upH5927(QalImpf) to meetH7125(QalInf) them. [36] And GideonH1439 saidH559(QalImpf) unto God,H430 If thou wiltH3426 saveH3467(HiphPtc) IsraelH3478 by mine hand,H3027 as thou hast said,H1696(PielPerf) [37] Behold, I will putH3322(HiphPtc) a fleeceH1492 of woolH6785 in the floor;H1637 [and] if the dewH2919 be on the fleeceH1492 only, and [it be] dryH2721 upon all the earthH776 [beside], then shall I knowH3045(QalPerf) that thou wilt saveH3467(HiphImpf) IsraelH3478 by mine hand,H3027 as thou hast said.H1696(PielPerf) [38] And it was so: for he rose up earlyH7925(HiphImpf) on the morrow,H4283 and thrustH2115 the fleeceH1492 together,H2115(QalImpf) and wringedH4680(QalImpf) the dewH2919 out of the fleece,H1492 a bowlH5602 fullH4393 of water.H4325 [39] And GideonH1439 saidH559(QalImpf) unto God,H430 Let not thine angerH639 be hotH2734(QalImpf) against me, and I will speakH1696(PielImpf) but this once:H6471 let me prove,H5254(PielImpf) I pray thee, but this onceH6471 with the fleece;H1492 let it now be dryH2721 only upon the fleece,H1492 and upon all the groundH776 let there be dew.H2919 [40] And GodH430 didH6213(QalImpf) so that night:H3915 for it was dryH2721 upon the fleeceH1492 only, and there was dewH2919 on all the ground.H776
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