Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Again
the Israelites
did
evil in the sight
of the
LORD;
so
He
delivered
them into the hand of Midian for
seven years,
And
the sons
of
Israel
do
the
evil thing
in the eyes
of Jehovah,
and
Jehovah
giveth
them into the hand of Midian seven years,
and the hand of Midian prevailed
against Israel .
Because
of
the
Midianites
, the Israelites
prepared
shelters
for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
and the hand of Midian is
strong
against Israel, from
the presence
of
Midian
have
the
sons
of
Israel
made
for themselves the
flowings
which
`are'
in the mountains, and
the
caves, and the
strongholds.
Whenever
the
Israelites
would
plant
their
crops
, the
Midianites
, Amalekites
, and other
people
of the east would
come up and
invade
them
,
And
it
hath
been
, if
Israel
hath
sowed
, that
Midian
hath
come
up
, and Amalek,
and
the
sons
of the east ,
yea,
they
have
come up against
him
,
encamping
against them as
far
as
Gaza
and destroying
the produce
of the land .
They left
Israel
with
no sustenance, neither
sheep nor
oxen
nor
donkeys.
and
encamp
against them ,
and destroy
the increase
of the land till
thine
entering
Gaza;
and
they leave
no sustenance in
Israel
, either
sheep ,
or
ox,
or
ass;
For the
Midianites
came
with
their
livestock
and their tents like
a
great
swarm
of
locusts.
They and their camels
were
innumerable
, and they entered
the land to ravage
it.
for they
and their cattle
come
up,
with
their
tents ;
they come
in
as
the
fulness
of
the
locust
for
multitude,
and of
them
and
of
their cattle
there
is
no
number
, and they come
into
the land to destroy
it.
Israel was
greatly
impoverished
by
Midian, and the Israelites
cried
out
to
the
LORD
.
And
Israel is
very
weak
from
the
presence
of
Midian, and the sons
of
Israel
cry
unto
Jehovah
.
Now
when
the
Israelites
cried
out
to the LORD
because
of Midian,
And
it
cometh
to pass
when
the sons
of Israel
have
cried
unto
Jehovah,
concerning
Midian,
He
sent
them
a prophet, who
told
them, “This
is
what
the
LORD
, the
God of Israel, says:
I brought you up out of Egypt, out of
the
house of slavery.
that
Jehovah
sendeth
a man,
a
prophet, unto
the
sons
of
Israel,
and
he
saith
to
them, `Thus
said
Jehovah
, God of Israel, I --
I
have
brought you up out of Egypt, and
I
bring
you
out from
a
house of servants,
I delivered
you out of the hands
of Egypt
and all your oppressors .
I drove
them out before
you
and gave
you their land .
and
I deliver
you out of the hand
of the
Egyptians,
and out
of
the
hand
of
all your oppressors ,
and
I cast
them out from
your
presence,
and I
give
to
you their land ,
And I said
to you :
‘
I am the
LORD
your God .
You
must
not fear the gods of the Amorites,
in whose land you
dwell.’
But
you
did
not obey
Me
. ”
and I say
to you ,
I `
am '
Jehovah
your God ,
ye
do
not fear the gods of the Amorite
in whose land ye
are
dwelling:
--
and
ye
have
not hearkened
to
My
voice
. '
Then
the angel
of the
LORD
came
and sat
down
under the oak in Ophrah that
belonged
to Joash the Abiezrite
, where
his son Gideon
was
threshing
wheat in a
winepress
to hide
it from the Midianites .
And
the messenger
of Jehovah
cometh
and sitteth
under the oak which
`is'
in Ophrah ,
which
`is'
to Joash the Abi-Ezrite
, and
Gideon
his son is
beating
out
wheat in the
wine-press,
to remove
`
it '
from the presence
of
the
Midianites ;
And the angel
of the
LORD
appeared
to
Gideon
and said
, “The
LORD
is with you
, O mighty man
of valor
. ”
and the messenger
of Jehovah
appeareth
unto
him,
and saith
unto
him
, `Jehovah
`
is '
with thee
, O mighty one
of valour
. '
“Please,
my
Lord,”
Gideon replied
, “if
the
LORD is with us ,
why has
all this happened
to
us? And where are all His wonders of
which our fathers told
us, saying, ‘Has
not the
LORD
brought us up out of Egypt? ’
But
now the
LORD
has
forsaken
us and delivered
us into the hand of Midian. ”
And
Gideon saith
unto
him
, `O,
my
lord --
and
Jehovah
is with us !
--
and
why hath
all this found
us? and where `
are '
all His wonders which our fathers recounted
to
us, saying, Hath
not Jehovah
brought us up out of Egypt? and
now Jehovah
hath
left
us ,
and doth
give
us into the hand of Midian. '
The
LORD
turned
to
him and said
, “
Go in the
strength
you
have
and save
Israel from
the hand of Midian .
Am
I
not sending
you?”
And
Jehovah
turneth
unto
him and saith
, `
Go in this
--
thy
power;
and thou
hast
saved
Israel out
of
the hand of Midian --
have
not I
sent
thee.'
“Please
, my Lord, ”
Gideon
replied,
“how
can
I save Israel? Indeed
, my clan
is the
weakest
in Manasseh, and I am
the youngest
in my
father’s
house. ”
And
he
saith
unto
him
, `O,
my lord, wherewith
do
I save Israel? lo
, my chief
`
is '
weak
in Manasseh, and I the least
in the
house of
my
father
. '
“Surely
I will
be
with you,”
the
LORD
replied,
“and
you
will
strike
down
all
the Midianites as one man. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
unto
him,
`Because
I am
with thee
--
thou
hast
smitten
the Midianites as one man. '
Gideon
answered
, “
If I have found favor
in Your
sight
, give
me a sign that it
is
You
speaking with me.
And
he
saith
unto
Him
, `
If ,
I pray
Thee,
I
have found grace
in Thine
eyes
, then
Thou
hast
done
for
me a sign that Thou
art
speaking with me.
Please
do
not depart
from this place
until
I return
to
You.
Let
me
bring
my offering
and set
it before You.”
And the
LORD
said
, “
I will
stay
until
you
return. ”
Move
not ,
I
pray
Thee,
from this ,
till
my
coming
in
unto
Thee,
and
I have
brought
out
my present,
and put
it before Thee;'
and he
saith
, `
I --
I
do
abide
till
thy
return. '
So
Gideon went
in and prepared
a young
goat
and
unleavened
bread
and an ephah of flour .
He
placed
the meat
in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought
them
out to
present
to
Him under
the oak.
And
Gideon hath
gone
in ,
and prepareth
a kid
of
the
goats,
and of
an ephah of flour unleavened
things;
the flesh
he
hath
put
in a basket ,
and the broth he
hath
put
in a pot ,
and he
bringeth
out unto
Him ,
unto
the place
of
the
oak ,
and
bringeth
`it'
nigh
.
And the angel
of God said
to
him, “
Take the meat
and the unleavened bread
, lay
them
on this rock ,
and pour
out
the broth .”
And Gideon
did
so.
And the messenger
of God saith
unto
him, `
Take the flesh
and the unleavened things
, and
place
on this rock --
and the broth pour
out;'
and he
doth
so.
Then
the angel
of the
LORD
extended
the tip
of the staff that
was
in his hand and touched
the meat
and the unleavened bread.
And fire flared
from
the rock and consumed
the meat
and the unleavened bread.
Then
the angel
of the
LORD
vanished
from his sight
.
And
the messenger
of Jehovah
putteth
forth
the end
of the staff which
`is'
in His hand ,
and cometh
against
the flesh,
and against
the unleavened things,
and the
fire goeth
up
out
of
the rock and consumeth
the flesh
and the unleavened things
--
and
the messenger
of Jehovah
hath
gone
from his eyes
.
When
Gideon realized
that it
was
the
angel
of the
LORD
, he
said
, “Oh
no
, Lord GOD
! I have seen the
angel
of the
LORD
face to face! ”
And
Gideon seeth
that He
`is'
a
messenger
of Jehovah
, and
Gideon
saith
, `Alas
, Lord Jehovah
! because
that
I have seen a
messenger
of Jehovah
face to face! '
But
the
LORD
said
to him, “
Peace be
with
you.
Do
not be
afraid,
for
you
will
not die. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
to him, `
Peace to
thee;
fear
not ;
thou
dost
not die. '
So
Gideon built
an altar to the
LORD
there
and called
it The
LORD
Is
Peace.
To
this day it stands
in Ophrah of the Abiezrites
.
And
Gideon buildeth
there
an altar to Jehovah,
and calleth
it Jehovah-Shalom,
unto
this day it `is'
yet
in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites
.
On that very
night the
LORD
said
to Gideon
, “
Take your
father’s
young bull
and a
second bull
seven years old
, tear
down your
father’s
altar to
Baal, and cut
down
the Asherah
pole
beside
it .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
on that night ,
that
Jehovah
saith
to him
, `
Take the
young ox
which
`is'
to
thy
father,
and the
second bullock
of
seven years, and
thou
hast
thrown
down the
altar of
Baal which
`is'
to
thy
father
, and the shrine
which
`is'
by
it thou
dost
cut
down,
Then
build
a
proper
altar to the
LORD
your
God on the top of this stronghold .
And
with
the
wood
of
the Asherah
pole
you
cut
down
, take
the second bull
and offer
it
as
a burnt offering. ”
and
thou
hast
built
an
altar to Jehovah
thy
God on the top of this stronghold ,
by
the arrangement
, and
hast
taken
the second bullock,
and caused
to
ascend
a burnt -
offering with
the
wood
of
the
shrine
which
thou
cuttest
down
. '
So
Gideon took
ten of his servants and did
as the
LORD
had
told
him .
But
because he was
too
afraid of his father’s
household
and the men of the city, he did
it by night rather
than
in
the
daytime
.
And
Gideon taketh
ten men
of his servants ,
and doth
as Jehovah
hath
spoken
unto
him ,
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
because he hath
been
afraid of the
house
of
his father,
and the men of the city, to
do
`it'
by
day,
that
he doth
`
it '
by night.
When
the men of the city got
up
in the morning, there
was
Baal’s
altar
torn
down, with
the Asherah
pole
cut down beside
it
and the second bull
offered up
on the newly
built
altar.
And
the men of the city rise
early
in the morning, and
lo,
broken
down hath
been
the
altar
of
Baal
, and
the shrine
which
is
by
it
hath
been
cut down ,
and the second bullock
hath
been
offered on the altar which
is
built
.
“Who
did
this?”
they said
to
one another .
And after
they had
investigated
thoroughly
, they were
told
, “
Gideon son of Joash did
it
. ”
And
they say
one to
another ,
`Who
hath
done
this
thing?'
and they inquire
and
seek
, and
they say
, `
Gideon son of Joash hath
done
this
thing
. '
Then
the men of the city said
to
Joash, “
Bring out your
son .
He must
die
, because he has
torn
down Baal’s
altar and cut down the Asherah
pole
beside
it. ”
And
the men of the city say
unto
Joash, `
Bring out thy
son ,
and
he dieth
, because he hath
broken
down the
altar of
Baal,
and because
he
hath
cut down the shrine
which
`is'
by
it. '
But
Joash said
to all who stood against him, “Are
you
contending
for Baal? Are
you
trying
to
save him? Whoever
pleads
his
case
will
be
put to death by
morning !
If Baal
is a god ,
let
him
contend
for
himself with
the
one
who
has
torn
down his altar. ”
And
Joash saith
to all who have
stood against him, `Ye,
do
ye
plead
for Baal? ye
--
do
ye
save him? he
who
pleadeth
for
him
is
put to death during
the
morning ;
if he
`
is '
a god he
himself doth
plead
against
him,
because
he
hath
broken
down his altar. '
So
on that day Gideon
was
called
Jerubbaal, that
is
to
say
, “Let
Baal contend
with
him, ”
because he had
torn
down Baal’s
altar.
And
he
calleth
him,
on that day ,
Jerubbaal, saying
, `The
Baal doth
plead
against
him, because he hath
broken
down his
altar. '
Then
all the
Midianites,
Amalekites,
and other
people
of the east gathered together, crossed
over the
Jordan
, and camped
in the Valley of Jezreel .
And
all Midian
and Amalek
and
the
sons
of the east have
been
gathered together, and
pass
over, and encamp
in the valley of Jezreel ,
So
the Spirit of the
LORD
came
upon
Gideon, who
blew
the
ram’s
horn
and rallied
the
Abiezrites
behind
him .
and
the Spirit of Jehovah
hath
clothed
Gideon, and he
bloweth
with
a
trumpet,
and
Abi-Ezer
is
called
after
him ;
Calling
them
to
arms,
Gideon
sent
messengers throughout
Manasseh, as
well
as
Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so
that
they came
up to meet him
.
and
messengers he
hath
sent
into
all
Manasseh, and
it
also
is
called
after
him;
and
messengers
he
hath
sent
into
Asher, and
into
Zebulun, and into
Naphtali, and
they come
up to meet them
.
Then
Gideon said
to
God, “
If You
are
going
to
save
Israel by my hand, as You
have
said
,
And
Gideon saith
unto
God, `
If Thou
art
Saviour
of
Israel by my hand, as Thou
hast
spoken
,
then
behold
, I will
place
a
fleece of wool on
the threshing floor .
If there
is
dew only
on the fleece and all the ground
is
dry,
then I will
know
that You
are
going
to
save Israel by my hand, as You
have
said.”
lo
, I am
placing
the
fleece of wool in
the threshing -
floor :
if dew is
on the fleece alone,
and on
all the earth
drought
--
then I have
known
that Thou
dost
save Israel by my hand, as Thou
hast
spoken;'
And that
is what
happened.
When
Gideon
arose
the
next
morning
, he squeezed
the fleece and wrung
out the dew—a
bowlful
of water.
and it
is so
, and
he riseth
early
on
the morrow,
and
presseth
the
fleece ,
and wringeth
dew
out of
the fleece
--
the
fulness
of the
bowl,
of
water.
Then
Gideon said
to
God, “Do
not be
angry
with
me; let me speak
one
more
time .
Please
allow
me
one
more
test
with the fleece .
This
time
let it
be dry
, and the ground
covered
with
dew. ”
And
Gideon saith
unto
God, `Let
not Thine
anger
burn
against
me ,
and
I
speak
only
this
time
; let me try,
I
pray
Thee,
only
this
time with the fleece --
let there
be, I
pray
Thee,
drought
on
the
fleece
alone,
and on
all
the earth
let
there
be
dew. '
And that
night
God did
so .
Only
the fleece was
dry
, and dew
covered
the ground
.
And God doth
so on
that
night,
and
there
is
drought
on
the fleece alone
, and on
all
the earth
there
hath
been
dew
.
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