Judges 6:36 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 6:36

34 But ^athe Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he ^bblew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him.

35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, who also gathered behind him. He also sent messengers to ^aAsher, ^bZebulun, and Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

The Sign of the Fleece

36 So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said—

37 ^alook, I shall 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 shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”

38 And it was so. When he rose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, he wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.

39 Then Gideon said to God, ^a“Do not be angry with me, but let me speak just once more: Let me test, I pray, just once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, but on all the ground let there be dew.”

40 And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground.

Verse Comparison: Judges 6:36

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American Standard Version
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken,

Amplified® Bible
And Gideon said to God, If You will deliver Israel by my hand as You have said,

Contemporary English Version
Gideon prayed to God, "I know that you promised to help me rescue Israel, but I need proof. Tonight I'll put some wool on the stone floor of that threshing-place over there. If you really will help me rescue Israel, then tomorrow morning let there be dew on the wool, but let the stone floor be dry."

Darby English Version
Then Gideon said to God, "If thou wilt deliver Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

Good News Bible
Then Gideon said to God, "You say that you have decided to use me to rescue Israel.

King James Version
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

New American Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, "If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken,

New International Version
Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised-

New King James Version
So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Gideon said to God, "If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken,

Revised Standard Version
Then Gideon said to God, "If thou wilt deliver Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

Young's Literal Translation
And Gideon saith unto God, `If Thou art Saviour of Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,

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