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6:1 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.
6:1 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.
6:2 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.
6:2 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.
6:3 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;
6:3 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;
6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou comest to Gaza; and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou comest to Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.
6:5 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.
6:5 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.
6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.
6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.
6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of the Midianites,
6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of the Midianites,
6:8 That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth from the house of bondage;
6:8 That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth from the house of bondage;
6:9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;
6:9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;
6:10 And I said to 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.
6:10 And I said to 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.
6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which {was} in Ophrah, that {pertained} to Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon thrashed wheat by the wine-press, to hide {it} from the Midianites.
6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which {was} in Ophrah, that {pertained} to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide {it} from the Midianites.
6:12 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, The LORD {is} with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
6:12 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, The LORD {is} with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
6:13 And Gideon said to him, O my LORD, if the LORD is with us, why then hath all this befallen us? and where {are} 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.
6:13 And Gideon said to him, O my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why then hath all this befallen us? and where {are} 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.
6:14 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?
6:14 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?
6:15 And he said to him, O my LORD, by what means shall I save Israel? behold, my family {is} poor in Manasseh, and I {am} the least in my father's house.
6:15 And he said to him, O my Lord, how shall I save Israel? behold, my family {is} poor in Manasseh, and I {am} the least in my father's house.
6:16 And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
6:16 And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
6:17 And he said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
6:17 And he said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and set {it} before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou comest again.
6:18 Depart not from here, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and set {it} before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou comest again.
6:19 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 to him under the oak, and presented {it}.
6:19 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 to him under the oak, and presented {it}.
6:20 And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay {them} upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
6:20 And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay {them} upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
6:21 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 fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.
6:21 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 fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.
6:22 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.
6:22 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.
6:23 And the LORD said to him, Peace {be} to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
6:23 And the LORD said to him, Peace {be} to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: to this day it {is} yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: to this day it {is} yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to 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:
6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Take thy father's young bull, even the second bull of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that {is} by it:
6:26 And build an altar to 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.
6:26 And build an altar to the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said to 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.
6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said to 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.
6:28 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.
6:28 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 bull was offered upon the altar {that was} built.
6:29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
6:29 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.
6:30 Then the men of the city said to 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.
6:30 Then the men of the city said to 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.
6:31 And Joash said to 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 {is} a god, let him plead for himself, because {one} hath cast down his altar.
6:31 And Joash said to 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 by morning: if he {is} a god, let him plead for himself, because {one} hath cast down his altar.
6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
6:33 Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east were assembled, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was called after him.
6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was called after him.
6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was called after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was called after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
6:36 And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,
6:36 And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,
6:37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; {and} if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and {it} shall {be} dry upon all the earth {besides}, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.
6:37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; {and} if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and {it shall be} dry upon all the earth {besides}, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.
6:38 And it was so: for he rose early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water.
6:38 And it was so: for he rose early on the next morning, and pressed the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
6:39 And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: Let me make trial, 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.
6:39 And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make a test, 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.
6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
6:1 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.
6:2 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.
6:2 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.
6:3 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;
6:3 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;
6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou comest to Gaza; and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou comest to Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.
6:5 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.
6:5 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.
6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.
6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.
6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of the Midianites,
6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of the Midianites,
6:8 That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth from the house of bondage;
6:8 That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth from the house of bondage;
6:9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;
6:9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;
6:10 And I said to 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.
6:10 And I said to 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.
6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which {was} in Ophrah, that {pertained} to Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon thrashed wheat by the wine-press, to hide {it} from the Midianites.
6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which {was} in Ophrah, that {pertained} to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide {it} from the Midianites.
6:12 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, The LORD {is} with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
6:12 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, The LORD {is} with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
6:13 And Gideon said to him, O my LORD, if the LORD is with us, why then hath all this befallen us? and where {are} 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.
6:13 And Gideon said to him, O my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why then hath all this befallen us? and where {are} 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.
6:14 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?
6:14 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?
6:15 And he said to him, O my LORD, by what means shall I save Israel? behold, my family {is} poor in Manasseh, and I {am} the least in my father's house.
6:15 And he said to him, O my Lord, how shall I save Israel? behold, my family {is} poor in Manasseh, and I {am} the least in my father's house.
6:16 And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
6:16 And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
6:17 And he said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
6:17 And he said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and set {it} before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou comest again.
6:18 Depart not from here, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and set {it} before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou comest again.
6:19 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 to him under the oak, and presented {it}.
6:19 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 to him under the oak, and presented {it}.
6:20 And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay {them} upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
6:20 And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay {them} upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
6:21 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 fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.
6:21 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 fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.
6:22 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.
6:22 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.
6:23 And the LORD said to him, Peace {be} to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
6:23 And the LORD said to him, Peace {be} to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: to this day it {is} yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: to this day it {is} yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to 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:
6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Take thy father's young bull, even the second bull of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that {is} by it:
6:26 And build an altar to 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.
6:26 And build an altar to the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said to 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.
6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said to 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.
6:28 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.
6:28 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 bull was offered upon the altar {that was} built.
6:29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
6:29 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.
6:30 Then the men of the city said to 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.
6:30 Then the men of the city said to 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.
6:31 And Joash said to 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 {is} a god, let him plead for himself, because {one} hath cast down his altar.
6:31 And Joash said to 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 by morning: if he {is} a god, let him plead for himself, because {one} hath cast down his altar.
6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
6:33 Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east were assembled, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was called after him.
6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was called after him.
6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was called after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was called after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
6:36 And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,
6:36 And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,
6:37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; {and} if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and {it} shall {be} dry upon all the earth {besides}, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.
6:37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; {and} if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and {it shall be} dry upon all the earth {besides}, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.
6:38 And it was so: for he rose early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water.
6:38 And it was so: for he rose early on the next morning, and pressed the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
6:39 And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: Let me make trial, 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.
6:39 And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make a test, 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.
6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.