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Judges 6 (WEBP)

[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.

Judges 6:15 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
Judges 6:19 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about ²⁄₃ of a bushel
Judges 6:24 or, Yahweh Shalom
Judges 6:32 “Jerub-Baal” means “Let Baal contend”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 6 (KJVS)

[1] And the children of Israel did () evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered () them into the hand of Midian seven years.
[2] And the hand of Midian prevailed () against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made () them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
[3] And so it was, when Israel had sown, () that the Midianites came up, () and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up () against them;
[4] and they encamped () against them, and destroyed () the increase of the earth, till thou come () unto Gaza, and left () no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
[5] For they came up () with their cattle and their tents, and they came () () () as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered () into the land to destroy () it.
[6] And Israel was greatly impoverished () because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried () unto the Lord.
[7] And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried () unto the Lord because of the Midianites,
[8] that the Lord sent () a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said () unto them, Thus saith () the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up () from Egypt, and brought you forth () out of the house of bondage;
[9] and I delivered () you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed () you, and drave them out () from before you, and gave () you their land;
[10] and I said () unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear () not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: () but ye have not obeyed () my voice.
[11] And there came () an angel of the Lord, and sat () under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed () wheat by the winepress, to hide () it from the Midianites.
[12] And the angel of the Lord appeared () unto him, and said () unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
[13] And Gideon said () unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen () us? and where be all his miracles () which our fathers told () us of, saying, () Did not the Lord bring us up () from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken () us, and delivered () us into the hands of the Midianites.
[14] And the Lord looked () upon him, and said, () Go () in this thy might, and thou shalt save () Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent () thee?
[15] And he said () unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save () Israel? behold, my family () is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
[16] And the Lord said () unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite () the Midianites as one man.
[17] And he said () unto him, If now I have found () grace in thy sight, then shew () me a sign that thou talkest () with me.
[18] Depart () not hence, I pray thee, until I come () unto thee, and bring forth () my present, and set () it before thee. And he said, () I will tarry () until thou come again. ()
[19] And Gideon went in, () and made ready () a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put () in a basket, and he put () the broth in a pot, and brought it out () unto him under the oak, and presented () it.
[20] And the angel of God said () unto him, Take () the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay () them upon this rock, and pour out () the broth. And he did () so.
[21] Then the angel of the Lord put forth () the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched () the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up () fire out of the rock, and consumed () the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed () out of his sight.
[22] And when Gideon perceived () that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, () Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen () an angel of the Lord face to face.
[23] And the Lord said () unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear () not: thou shalt not die. ()
[24] Then Gideon built () an altar there unto the Lord, and called () it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
[25] And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said () unto him, Take () thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down () the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down () the grove that is by it:
[26] and build () an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take () the second bullock, and offer () a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. ()
[27] Then Gideon took () ten men of his servants, and did () as the Lord had said () unto him: and so it was, because he feared () his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do () it by day, that he did () it by night.
[28] And when the men of the city arose early () in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, () and the grove was cut down () that was by it, and the second bullock was offered () upon the altar that was built. ()
[29] And they said () one to another, Who hath done () this thing? And when they enquired () and asked, () they said, () Gideon the son of Joash hath done () this thing.
[30] Then the men of the city said () unto Joash, Bring out () thy son, that he may die: () because he hath cast down () the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down () the grove that was by it.
[31] And Joash said () unto all that stood () against him, Will ye plead () for Baal? will ye save () him? he that will plead () for him, let him be put to death () whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead () for himself, because one hath cast down () his altar.
[32] Therefore on that day he called () him Jerubbaal, saying, () Let Baal plead () against him, because he hath thrown down () his altar.
[33] Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered () together, and went over, () and pitched () in the valley of Jezreel.
[34] But the Spirit of the Lord came () upon Gideon, and he blew () a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered () after him.
[35] And he sent () messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered () after him: and he sent () messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up () to meet () them.
[36] And Gideon said () unto God, If thou wilt save () Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, ()
[37] Behold, I will put () a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know () that thou wilt save () Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. ()
[38] And it was so: for he rose up early () on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, () and wringed () the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
[39] And Gideon said () unto God, Let not thine anger be hot () against me, and I will speak () but this once: let me prove, () I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
[40] And God did () so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

Judges 6:2 Heb. was strong
Judges 6:4 Or, goat
Judges 6:8 Heb. a man, a prophet
Judges 6:11 Hebr. to cause it to fly
Judges 6:15 Heb. my thousand is the meanest
Judges 6:18 Or, meat offering
Judges 6:19 Heb. a kid of the goats
Judges 6:24 That is, The LORD send peace
Judges 6:26a Heb. strong place
Judges 6:26b Or, in an orderly manner
Judges 6:34a Heb. clothed
Judges 6:34b Heb. was called after him

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 6 (BYZ)

[1] και εποιησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ το πονηρον εναντι κυριου και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εν χειρι μαδιαμ ετη επτα
[2] και κατισχυσεν χειρ μαδιαμ επι ισραηλ και εποιησαν εαυτοις οι υιοι ισραηλ απο προσωπου μαδιαμ μανδρας εν τοις ορεσιν και τοις σπηλαιοις και τοις οχυρωμασιν
[3] και εγενετο οταν εσπειρεν ανηρ ισραηλ και ανεβαινεν μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και οι υιοι ανατολων και ανεβαινον επ αυτον
[4] και παρενεβαλλον επ αυτους και διεφθειραν τα εκφορια της γης εως του ελθειν εις γαζαν και ουχ υπελειποντο υποστασιν ζωης εν ισραηλ και ποιμνιον και μοσχον και ονον
[5] οτι αυτοι και τα κτηνη αυτων ανεβαινον και τας σκηνας αυτων παρεφερον και παρεγινοντο ως ακρις εις πληθος και αυτοις και ταις καμηλοις αυτων ουκ ην αριθμος και παρεγινοντο εν τη γη ισραηλ του διαφθειρειν αυτην
[6] και επτωχευσεν ισραηλ σφοδρα απο προσωπου μαδιαμ και εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον
[7] και εγενετο επει εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον δια μαδιαμ
[8] και εξαπεστειλεν κυριος ανδρα προφητην προς τους υιους ισραηλ και ειπεν αυτοις ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ εγω ειμι ο αναβιβασας υμας εξ αιγυπτου και εξηγαγον υμας εξ οικου δουλειας
[9] και εξειλαμην υμας εκ χειρος αιγυπτου και εκ χειρος παντων των θλιβοντων υμας και εξεβαλον αυτους εκ προσωπου υμων και εδωκα υμιν την γην αυτων
[10] και ειπα υμιν εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων ου φοβηθησεσθε τους θεους του αμορραιου εν οις υμεις ενοικειτε εν τη γη αυτων και ουκ εισηκουσατε της φωνης μου
[11] και ηλθεν αγγελος κυριου και εκαθισεν υπο την δρυν την ουσαν εν εφραθα την του ιωας πατρος αβιεζρι και γεδεων ο υιος αυτου ερραβδιζεν πυρους εν ληνω του εκφυγειν εκ προσωπου μαδιαμ
[12] και ωφθη αυτω αγγελος κυριου και ειπεν προς αυτον κυριος μετα σου δυνατος τη ισχυι
[13] και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων εν εμοι κυριε και ει εστιν κυριος μεθ ημων ινα τι ευρεν ημας παντα τα κακα ταυτα και που εστιν παντα τα θαυμασια αυτου οσα διηγησαντο ημιν οι πατερες ημων λεγοντες ουχι εξ αιγυπτου ανηγαγεν ημας κυριος και νυν απωσατο ημας και παρεδωκεν ημας εν χειρι μαδιαμ
[14] και επεβλεψεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου και ειπεν αυτω πορευου εν τη ισχυι σου και σωσεις τον ισραηλ και ιδου εξαπεστειλα σε
[15] και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων εν εμοι κυριε εν τινι σωσω τον ισραηλ ιδου η χιλιας μου ταπεινοτερα εν μανασση και εγω ειμι μικρος εν τω οικω του πατρος μου
[16] και ειπεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου κυριος εσται μετα σου και παταξεις την μαδιαμ ωσει ανδρα ενα
[17] και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων και ει ευρον χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου και ποιησεις μοι σημειον οτι συ λαλεις μετ εμου
[18] μη κινηθης εντευθεν εως του ελθειν με προς σε και οισω την θυσιαν μου και θησω ενωπιον σου και ειπεν εγω ειμι καθησομαι εως του επιστρεψαι σε
[19] και γεδεων εισηλθεν και εποιησεν εριφον αιγων και οιφι αλευρου αζυμα και τα κρεα επεθηκεν επι το κανουν και τον ζωμον ενεχεεν εις χυτραν και εξηνεγκεν προς αυτον υπο την δρυν και προσεκυνησεν
[20] και ειπεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου λαβε τα κρεα και τους αρτους τους αζυμους και θες προς την πετραν εκεινην και τον ζωμον εκχεον και εποιησεν ουτως
[21] και εξετεινεν ο αγγελος κυριου το ακρον της ραβδου της εν τη χειρι αυτου και ηψατο των κρεων και των αζυμων και ανηφθη πυρ εκ της πετρας και κατεφαγεν τα κρεα και τους αζυμους και ο αγγελος κυριου απηλθεν εξ οφθαλμων αυτου
[22] και ειδεν γεδεων οτι αγγελος κυριου εστιν και ειπεν γεδεων α α κυριε κυριε οτι ειδον τον αγγελον κυριου προσωπον προς προσωπον
[23] και ειπεν αυτω κυριος ειρηνη σοι μη φοβου μη αποθανης
[24] και ωκοδομησεν εκει γεδεων θυσιαστηριον τω κυριω και εκαλεσεν αυτο ειρηνη κυριου εως της ημερας ταυτης ετι αυτου οντος εν εφραθα πατρος του εζρι
[25] και εγενηθη τη νυκτι εκεινη και ειπεν αυτω κυριος λαβε τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον του πατρος σου μοσχον τον επταετη και καθελεις το θυσιαστηριον του βααλ ο εστιν του πατρος σου και το αλσος το επ αυτω εκκοψεις
[26] και οικοδομησεις θυσιαστηριον κυριω τω θεω σου τω οφθεντι σοι επι της κορυφης του ορους μαωζ τουτου εν τη παραταξει και λημψη τον μοσχον και ανοισεις ολοκαυτωμα εν τοις ξυλοις του αλσους ου εκκοψεις
[27] και ελαβεν γεδεων τρεις και δεκα ανδρας απο των δουλων αυτου και εποιησεν καθα ελαλησεν προς αυτον κυριος και εγενετο ως εφοβηθη τον οικον του πατρος αυτου και τους ανδρας της πολεως μη ποιησαι ημερας και εποιησεν νυκτος
[28] και ωρθρισαν οι ανδρες της πολεως το πρωι και ιδου κατεσκαμμενον το θυσιαστηριον του βααλ και το αλσος το επ αυτω εκκεκομμενον και ο μοσχος ο σιτευτος ανηνεγμενος εις ολοκαυτωμα επι το θυσιαστηριον το ωκοδομημενον
[29] και ειπεν ανηρ προς τον πλησιον αυτου τις εποιησεν το πραγμα τουτο και ανηταζον και εξεζητουν και ειπαν γεδεων ο υιος ιωας εποιησεν το πραγμα τουτο
[30] και ειπαν οι ανδρες της πολεως προς ιωας εξαγαγε τον υιον σου και αποθανετω οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον του βααλ και οτι εκοψεν το αλσος το επ αυτω
[31] και ειπεν ιωας προς τους ανδρας τους εσταμενους επ αυτον μη υμεις νυν δικαζεσθε περι του βααλ η υμεις σωζετε αυτον ος αντεδικησεν αυτον αποθανειται εως πρωι ει εστιν θεος αυτος εκδικησει αυτον οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον αυτου
[32] και εκαλεσεν αυτο εν τη ημερα εκεινη δικαστηριον του βααλ οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον αυτου
[33] και πασα μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και υιοι ανατολων συνηχθησαν επι το αυτο και διεβησαν και παρενεβαλον εν τη κοιλαδι ιεζραελ
[34] και πνευμα θεου ενεδυσεν τον γεδεων και εσαλπισεν εν κερατινη και εβοησεν αβιεζερ οπισω αυτου
[35] και αγγελους εξαπεστειλεν εν παντι μανασση και εβοησεν και αυτος οπισω αυτου και εξαπεστειλεν αγγελους εν ασηρ και εν ζαβουλων και εν νεφθαλι και ανεβησαν εις συναντησιν αυτου
[36] και ειπεν γεδεων προς τον θεον ει σωζεις εν τη χειρι μου τον ισραηλ ον τροπον ελαλησας
[37] ιδου εγω απερειδομαι τον ποκον των εριων εν τω αλωνι και εαν δροσος γενηται επι τον ποκον μονον και επι πασαν την γην ξηρασια και γνωσομαι οτι σωζεις εν τη χειρι μου τον ισραηλ ον τροπον ελαλησας
[38] και εγενετο ουτως και ωρθρισεν γεδεων τη επαυριον και απεπιασεν τον ποκον και απερρυη η δροσος εκ του ποκου πληρης λεκανη υδατος
[39] και ειπεν γεδεων προς τον θεον μη οργισθητω ο θυμος σου εν εμοι και λαλησω ετι απαξ και πειρασω ετι απαξ εν τω ποκω και γενηθητω ξηρασια επι τον ποκον μονον επι δε πασαν την γην γενηθητω δροσος
[40] και εποιησεν ο θεος ουτως εν τη νυκτι εκεινη και εγενετο ξηρασια επι τον ποκον μονον επι δε πασαν την γην εγενετο δροσος

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.