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Judges 6:36-37 KJV
Judges · chapter 6 · verses 36–37 · King James Version
36And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37Behold, 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.Judges 6:36-37 · King James Version
Judges 6:36-37 in context
34But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
35And 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.
36And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
37Behold, 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.
38And 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.
39And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GideonGidʻôwnGidon, an IsraeliteH1439 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- fleecegâzzaha fleeceH1492 →
- floorgôrena threshing-floorH1637 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- wiltyêshthere is or areH3426 →
- saveyâshaʻproperly, to be open, wide or freeH3467 →
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Here we have, I. The descent which the enemies of Israel made upon them, Jdg 6:33. A vast number of Midianites, Amalekites, and Arabians, got together, and came over Jordan, none either caring or daring to guard that important and advantageous pass against them, and they made their headquarters in the valley of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-40