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Judges 6:17-21

Gideon's Call: Covenant Rebuke, Household Idols, and the LORD's Patient Presence

Judges 6 moves from relapse and Midianite devastation, to prophetic covenant rebuke, to the LORD's call of fearful Gideon, to altar-building and household idol-destruction, to Spirit-enabled mobilization, and finally to fleece signs that reveal both Gideon's hesitancy and the LORD's patient confirmation.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.

18Please 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.”

19So 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.

20And 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.

21Then 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Cross-references

Psalms 86:17Classic cross-references Exodus 33:13Classic cross-references Genesis 24:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 7:11Classic cross-references Exodus 3:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Gideon answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularIfאִם־H518Conjunction. . .נָ֛אH4994InterjectionI have foundמָצָ֥אתִיH4672Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularfavorחֵ֖ןH2580Noun - masculine singularin Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singulargiveוְעָשִׂ֤יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularmeלִּי֙Preposition | first person common singulara signא֔וֹתH226Noun - common singularthat [it is] Youשָׁאַתָּ֖הH859Pronoun - relative | Pronoun - second person masculine singularspeakingמְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularwith meעִמִּֽי׃H5973Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Genesis 18:5Classic cross-references Genesis 18:3Classic cross-references Judges 13:15Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 9:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Pleaseנָ֨אH4994Interjectiondo notאַל־H408Adverbdepartתָמֻ֤שׁH4185Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularfrom this [place]מִזֶּה֙H2088Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704PrepositionI returnבֹּאִ֣יH935Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularto Youאֵלֶ֔יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularLet me bringוְהֹֽצֵאתִי֙H3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markermy offeringמִנְחָתִ֔יH4503Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularand set [it]וְהִנַּחְתִּ֖יH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularbefore Youלְפָנֶ֑יךָH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularAnd [the LORD] saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIאָנֹכִ֥יH595Pronoun - first person common singularwill stayאֵשֵׁ֖בH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularuntilעַ֥דH5704Prepositionyou returnשׁוּבֶֽךָ׃H7725Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Genesis 18:6Classic cross-references Genesis 19:3Classic cross-references Judges 13:19Classic cross-references Leviticus 2:4Classic cross-references

Original words

So Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןH1439Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularwent inבָּ֗אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand preparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara young goatגְּדִֽי־H1423Noun - masculine singular construct. . .עִזִּים֙H5795Noun - feminine pluraland unleavened breadמַצּ֔וֹתH4682Noun - feminine pluraland an ephahוְאֵיפַת־H374Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof flourקֶ֣מַחH7058Noun - masculine singular constructHe placedשָׂ֣םH7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe meatהַבָּשָׂר֙H1320Article | Noun - masculine singularin a basketבַּסַּ֔לH5536Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the brothוְהַמָּרַ֖קH4839Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .שָׂ֣םH7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin a potבַּפָּר֑וּרH6517Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand brought them outוַיּוֹצֵ֥אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto presentוַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃סH5066Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto Himאֵלָ֛יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularאֶל־אֶל־H413Prepositionunderתַּ֥חַתH8478Prepositionthe oakהָאֵלָ֖הH424Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

An ephah is approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters (probably about 25.5 pounds or 11.6 kilograms of flour).

Verse 20

Cross-references

1 Kings 18:33Classic cross-references Judges 13:19Classic cross-references

Original words

And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluralsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto himאֵלָ֜יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularTakeקַ֣חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe meatהַבָּשָׂ֤רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe unleavened breadהַמַּצּוֹת֙H4682Article | Noun - feminine plurallay [them]וְהַנַּח֙H5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularonאֶל־H413Prepositionthisהַלָּ֔זH1975Pronoun - masculine singularrockהַסֶּ֣לַעH5553Article | Noun - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerpour outשְׁפ֑וֹךְH8210Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthe brothהַמָּרַ֖קH4839Article | Noun - masculine singularAnd [Gideon] didוַיַּ֖עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsoכֵּֽן׃H3651Adverb

Verse 21

Cross-references

Leviticus 9:24Classic cross-references 1 Kings 18:38Classic cross-references Genesis 15:17Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 21:26Classic cross-references Exodus 3:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerextendedוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe tipקְצֵ֤הH7097Noun - masculine singular constructof the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙H4938Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativewas in his handבְּיָד֔וֹH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand touchedוַיִּגַּ֥עH5060Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe meatבַּבָּשָׂ֖רH1320Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the unleavened breadוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתH4682Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralAnd fireהָאֵ֜שׁH784Article | Noun - common singularflaredוַתַּ֨עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe rockהַצּ֗וּרH6697Article | Noun - masculine singularand consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe meatהַבָּשָׂר֙H1320Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the unleavened breadהַמַּצּ֔וֹתH4682Article | Noun - feminine pluralThen the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְH4397Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularvanishedהָלַ֖ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfrom his sightמֵעֵינָֽיו׃H5869Preposition-m | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular

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