Judges 6
King James Version with Strongs Numbers - Judges 6 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021 6:1 And the children1121 of Israel3478 did6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD3068: and the LORD3068 delivered5414 them into the hand3027 of Midian4080 seven7651 years8141. 6:2 And the hand3027 of Midian4080 prevailed5810 against Israel3478: {and} because6440 of the Midianites4080 the children1121 of Israel3478 made6213 them the dens4492 which {are} in the mountains2022, and caves4631, and strong holds4679. 6:3 And {so} it was, when Israel3478 had sown2232, that the Midianites4080 came up5927, and the Amalekites6002, and the children1121 of the east6924, even they came up5927 against them; 6:4 And they encamped2583 against them, and destroyed7843 the increase2981 of the earth0776, till thou come0935 unto Gaza5804, and left7604 no sustenance4241 for Israel3478, neither sheep7716, nor ox7794, nor ass2543. 6:5 For they came up5927 with their cattle4735 and their tents0168, and they came0935-0935 as1767 grasshoppers0697 for multitude7230; {for} both they and their camels1581 were without number4557: and they entered0935 into the land0776 to destroy7843 it. 6:6 And Israel3478 was greatly3966 impoverished1809 because6440 of the Midianites4080; and the children1121 of Israel3478 cried2199 unto the LORD3068. 6:7 And it came to pass, when the children1121 of Israel3478 cried2199 unto the LORD3068 because0182 of the Midianites4080, 6:8 That the LORD3068 sent7971 a prophet0376-5030 unto the children1121 of Israel3478, which said0559 unto them, Thus saith0559 the LORD3068 God0430 of Israel3478, I brought you up5927 from Egypt4714, and brought you forth3318 out of the house1004 of bondage5650; 6:9 And I delivered5337 you out of the hand3027 of the Egyptians4714, and out of the hand3027 of all that oppressed3905 you, and drave them out1644 from before6440 you, and gave5414 you their land0776; 6:10 And I said0559 unto you, I {am} the LORD3068 your God0430; fear3372 not the gods0430 of the Amorites0567, in whose land0776 ye dwell3427: but ye have not obeyed8085 my voice6963. 6:11 And there came0935 an angel4397 of the LORD3068, and sat3427 under an oak0424 which {was} in Ophrah6084, that {pertained} unto Joash3101 the Abiezrite0033: and his son1121 Gideon1439 threshed2251 wheat2406 by the winepress1660, to hide5127 {it} from6440 the Midianites4080. 6:12 And the angel4397 of the LORD3068 appeared7200 unto him, and said0559 unto him, The LORD3068 {is} with thee, thou mighty1368 man of valour2428. 6:13 And Gideon1439 said0559 unto him, Oh0994 my Lord0113, if3426 the LORD3068 be with us, why then is all this befallen4672 us? and where {be} all his miracles6381 which our fathers0001 told5608 us of, saying0559, Did not the LORD3068 bring us up5927 from Egypt4714? but now the LORD3068 hath forsaken5203 us, and delivered5414 us into the hands3709 of the Midianites4080. 6:14 And the LORD3068 looked6437 upon him, and said0559, Go3212 in this thy might3581, and thou shalt save3467 Israel3478 from the hand3709 of the Midianites4080: have not I sent7971 thee? 6:15 And he said0559 unto him, Oh0994 my Lord0136, wherewith4100 shall I save3467 Israel3478? behold, my family0504-0505 {is} poor1800 in Manasseh4519, and I {am} the least6810 in my father's0001 house1004. 6:16 And the LORD3068 said0559 unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite5221 the Midianites4080 as one0259 man0376. 6:17 And he said0559 unto him, If now I have found4672 grace2580 in thy sight5869, then shew6213 me a sign0226 that thou talkest1696 with me. 6:18 Depart4185 not hence, I pray thee, until I come0935 unto thee, and bring forth3318 my present4503, and set3240 {it} before6440 thee. And he said0559, I will tarry3427 until thou come again7725. 6:19 And Gideon1439 went in0935, and made ready6213 a kid5795-1423, and unleavened cakes4682 of an ephah0374 of flour7058: the flesh1320 he put7760 in a basket5536, and he put7760 the broth4839 in a pot6517, and brought {it} out3318 unto him under the oak0424, and presented5066 {it}. 6:20 And the angel4397 of God0430 said0559 unto him, Take3947 the flesh1320 and the unleavened cakes4682, and lay3240 {them} upon this1975 rock5553, and pour out8210 the broth4839. And he did6213 so. 6:21 Then the angel4397 of the LORD3068 put forth7971 the end7097 of the staff4938 that {was} in his hand3027, and touched5060 the flesh1320 and the unleavened cakes4682; and there rose up5927 fire0784 out of the rock6697, and consumed0398 the flesh1320 and the unleavened cakes4682. Then the angel4397 of the LORD3068 departed1980 out of his sight5869. 6:22 And when Gideon1439 perceived7200 that he {was} an angel4397 of the LORD3068, Gideon1439 said0559, Alas0162, O Lord0136 GOD3069! for because3651 I have seen7200 an angel4397 of the LORD3068 face6440 to face6440. 6:23 And the LORD3068 said0559 unto him, Peace7965 {be} unto thee; fear3372 not: thou shalt not die4191. 6:24 Then Gideon1439 built1129 an altar4196 there unto the LORD3068, and called7121 it Jehovahshalom3073: unto this day3117 it {is} yet in Ophrah6084 of the Abiezrites0033. 6:25 And it came to pass the same night3915, that the LORD3068 said0559 unto him, Take3947 thy father's0001 young6499 bullock7794, even the second8145 bullock6499 of seven7651 years old8141, and throw down2040 the altar4196 of Baal1168 that thy father0001 hath, and cut down3772 the grove0842 that {is} by it: 6:26 And build1129 an altar4196 unto the LORD3068 thy God0430 upon the top7218 of this rock4581, in the ordered place4634, and take3947 the second8145 bullock6499, and offer5927 a burnt sacrifice5930 with the wood6086 of the grove0842 which thou shalt cut down3772. 6:27 Then Gideon1439 took3947 ten6235 men0582 of his servants5650, and did6213 as the LORD3068 had said1696 unto him: and {so} it was, because he feared3372 his father's0001 household1004, and the men0582 of the city5892, that he could not do6213 {it} by day3119, that he did6213 {it} by night3915. 6:28 And when the men0582 of the city5892 arose early7925 in the morning1242, behold, the altar4196 of Baal1168 was cast down5422, and the grove0842 was cut down3772 that {was} by it, and the second8145 bullock6499 was offered5927 upon the altar4196 {that was} built1129. 6:29 And they said0559 one0376 to another7453, Who hath done6213 this thing1697? And when they enquired1875 and asked1245, they said0559, Gideon1439 the son1121 of Joash3101 hath done6213 this thing1697. 6:30 Then the men0582 of the city5892 said0559 unto Joash3101, Bring out3318 thy son1121, that he may die4191: because he hath cast down5422 the altar4196 of Baal1168, and because he hath cut down3772 the grove0842 that {was} by it. 6:31 And Joash3101 said0559 unto all that stood5975 against him, Will ye plead7378 for Baal1168? will ye save3467 him? he that will plead7378 for him, let him be put to death4191 whilst {it is yet} morning1242: if he {be} a god0430, let him plead7378 for himself, because {one} hath cast down5422 his altar4196. 6:32 Therefore on that day3117 he called7121 him Jerubbaal3378, saying0559, Let Baal1168 plead7378 against him, because he hath thrown down5422 his altar4196. 6:33 Then all the Midianites4080 and the Amalekites6002 and the children1121 of the east6924 were gathered0622 together3162, and went over5674, and pitched2583 in the valley6010 of Jezreel3157. 6:34 But the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came3847 upon Gideon1439, and he blew8628 a trumpet7782; and Abiezer0044 was gathered2199 after0310 him. 6:35 And he sent7971 messengers4397 throughout all Manasseh4519; who also was gathered2199 after0310 him: and he sent7971 messengers4397 unto Asher0836, and unto Zebulun2074, and unto Naphtali5321; and they came up5927 to meet7125 them. 6:36 And Gideon1439 said0559 unto God0430, If thou wilt3426 save3467 Israel3478 by mine hand3027, as thou hast said1696, 6:37 Behold, I will put3322 a fleece1492 of wool6785 in the floor1637; {and} if the dew2919 be on the fleece1492 only, and {it be} dry2721 upon all the earth0776 {beside}, then shall I know3045 that thou wilt save3467 Israel3478 by mine hand3027, as thou hast said1696. 6:38 And it was so: for he rose up early7925 on the morrow4283, and thrust2115 the fleece1492 together2115, and wringed4680 the dew2919 out of the fleece1492, a bowl5602 full4393 of water4325. 6:39 And Gideon1439 said0559 unto God0430, Let not thine anger0639 be hot2734 against me, and I will speak1696 but this once6471: let me prove5254, I pray thee, but this once6471 with the fleece1492; let it now be dry2721 only upon the fleece1492, and upon all the ground0776 let there be dew2919. 6:40 And God0430 did6213 so that night3915: for it was dry2721 upon the fleece1492 only, and there was dew2919 on all the ground0776.