1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Judges 6

1 The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian. 8 A prophet rebuketh them. 11 An angel sendeth Gideon for their deliverance. 17 Gideon's present is consumed with fire. 25 Gideon destroyeth Baal's altar, and offereth a sacrifice upon the altar JEHOVAH-shalom. 28 Joash defendeth his son, and calleth him Jerubbaal. 33 Gideon's army. 36 Gideon's signs.

 6:1 Then the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213a what 7451a was evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; and the LORD 3068 gave 5414 them into the hands 3027 of Midian 4080 seven 7651 years 8141.

 6:2 The power 3027 of Midian 4080 prevailed 5810 against 5921 Israel 3478. Because 4480 6440 of Midian 4080 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 made 6213a for themselves the dens 4492 which 834 were in the mountains 2022 and the caves 4631 and the strongholds 4679.

 6:3 For it was when 518 Israel 3478 had sown 2232, that the Midianites 4080 would come 5927 up with the Amalekites 6002 and the sons 1121 of the east 6924a and go 5927 against 5921 them.

 6:4 So they would camp 2583 against 5921 them and destroy 7843 the produce 2981 of the earth 776 as far 5704 935 as Gaza 5804a, and leave 7604 no 3808 sustenance 4241 in Israel 3478 as well as no sheep 7716, ox 7794, or donkey 2543.

 6:5 For they would come 5927 up with their livestock 4735 and their tents 168, they would come 5927 in like locusts 697 for number 7230, both they and their camels 1581 were innumerable 369 4557; and they came 935 into the land 776 to devastate 7843 it.

 6:6 So Israel 3478 was brought 1809 very 3966 low 1809 because 4480 6440 of Midian 4080, and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 to the LORD 3068.

 6:7 ¶ Now it came 1961 about when 3588 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 to the LORD 3068 on account 182 of Midian 4080,

 6:8 that the LORD 3068 sent 7971 a prophet 5030 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and he said 559 to them, “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, ‘It was I who brought 5927 you up from Egypt 4714 and brought 3318 you out from the house 1004 of slavery 5650.

 6:9 ‘I delivered 5337 you from the hands 3027 of the Egyptians 4714 and from the hands 3027 of all 3605 your oppressors 3905, and dispossessed 1644 them before 4480 6440 you and gave 5414 you their land 776,

 6:10 and I said 559 to you, “I am the LORD 3068 your God 430; you shall not fear 3372a the gods 430 of the Amorites 567 in whose 834 land 776 you live 3427. But you have not obeyed 8085 6963 Me.”’”

 6:11 ¶ Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 came 935 and sat 3427 under 8478 the oak 424 that was in Ophrah 6084, which 834 belonged to Joash 3060 the Abiezrite 33 as his son 1121 Gideon 1439 was beating 2251 out wheat 2406 in the wine 1660 press 1660 in order to save 5127 [it] from the Midianites 4080.

 6:12 The angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 to him and said 559 to him, “The LORD 3068 is with you, O valiant 2428 warrior 1368.”

 6:13 Then Gideon 1439 said 559 to him, “O 994a my lord 113, if the LORD 3068 is with us, why 4100 then has all 3605 this 2088 happened 4672 to us? And where 346 are all 3605 His miracles 6381 which 834 our fathers 1 told 5608 us about, saying 559, ‘Did not the LORD 3068 bring 5927 us up from Egypt 4714?’ But now 6258 the LORD 3068 has abandoned 5203 us and given 5414 us into the hand 3709 of Midian 4080.”

 6:14 The LORD 3068 looked 6437 at him and said 559, “Go 1980 in this 2088 your strength 3581b and deliver 3467 Israel 3478 from the hand 3709 of Midian 4080. Have I not sent 7971 you?”

 6:15 He said 559 to Him, “O 994a Lord 136, how 4100 shall I deliver 3467 Israel 3478? Behold 2009, my family 505 is the least 1800b in Manasseh 4519, and I am the youngest 6810 in my father’s 1 house 1004.”

 6:16 But the LORD 3068 said 559 to him, “Surely 3588 I will be with you, and you shall defeat 5221 Midian 4080 as one 259 man 376.”

 6:17 So Gideon said 559 to Him, “If 518 now 4994 I have found 4672 favor 2580 in Your sight 5869, then show 6213a me a sign 226 that it is You who speak 1696 with me.

 6:18 “Please 4994 do not depart 4185 from here 2088, until 5704 I come 935 [back] to You, and bring 3318 out my offering 4503 and lay 5117 it before 6440 You.” And He said 559, “I will remain 3427 until 5704 you return 7725.”

 6:19 ¶ Then Gideon 1439 went 935 in and prepared 6213a a young 1423 5795 goat 1423 5795 and unleavened 4682 bread 4682 from an ephah 374 of flour 7058; he put 7760 the meat 1320 in a basket 5536 and the broth 4839 in a pot 6517, and brought 3318 [them] out to him under 8478 the oak 424 and presented 5066 [them].

 6:20 The angel 4397 of God 430 said 559 to him, “Take 3947 the meat 1320 and the unleavened 4682 bread 4682 and lay 5117 them on this 1975 rock 5553, and pour 8210 out the broth 4839.” And he did 6213a so 3651.

 6:21 Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 put 7971 out the end 7097a of the staff 4938b that was in his hand 3027 and touched 5060 the meat 1320 and the unleavened 4682 bread 4682; and fire 784 sprang 5927 up from the rock 6697 and consumed 398 the meat 1320 and the unleavened 4682 bread 4682. Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 vanished 1980 from his sight 5869.

 6:22 When Gideon 1439 saw 7200 that he was the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, he said 559, “Alas 162, O Lord 136 GOD 3068! For now 5921 3651 I have seen 7200 the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 face 6440 to face 6440.”

 6:23 The LORD 3068 said 559 to him, “Peace 7965 to you, do not fear 3372a; you shall not die 4191.”

 6:24 Then Gideon 1439 built 1129 an altar 4196 there 8033 to the LORD 3068 and named 7121 it The LORD 3068 is Peace 7965. To this 2088 day 3117 it is still 5750 in Ophrah 6084 of the Abiezrites 33.

 6:25 ¶ Now on the same 1931 night 3915 the LORD 3068 said 559 to him, “Take 3947 your father’s 1 bull 6499 and a second 8145 bull 6499 seven 7651 years 8141 old, and pull 2040 down 2040 the altar 4196 of Baal 1168a which 834 belongs to your father 1, and cut 3772 down 3772 the Asherah 842 that is beside 5921 it;

 6:26 and build 1129 an altar 4196 to the LORD 3068 your God 430 on the top 7218 of this 2088 stronghold 4581 in an orderly 4634 manner 4634, and take 3947 a second 8145 bull 6499 and offer 5927 a burnt 5930a offering 5930a with the wood 6086 of the Asherah 842 which 834 you shall cut 3772 down 3772.”

 6:27 Then Gideon 1439 took 3947 ten 6235 men 376 of his servants 5650 and did 6213a as the LORD 3068 had spoken 1696 to him; and because 834 he was too afraid 3372a of his father’s 1 household 1004 and the men 376 of the city 5892b to do 6213a it by day 3119, he did 6213a it by night 3915.

 6:28 ¶ When the men 376 of the city 5892b arose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242, behold 2009, the altar 4196 of Baal 1168a was torn 5422 down 5422, and the Asherah 842 which 834 was beside 5921 it was cut 3772 down 3772, and the second 8145 bull 6499 was offered 5927 on the altar 4196 which had been built 1129.

 6:29 They said 559 to one 376 another 7453, “Who 4310 did 6213a this 2088 thing 1697?” And when they searched 1875 about and inquired 1245, they said 559, “Gideon 1439 the son 1121 of Joash 3060 did 6213a this 2088 thing 1697.”

 6:30 Then the men 376 of the city 5892b said 559 to Joash 3060, “Bring 3318 out your son 1121, that he may die 4191, for he has torn 5422 down 5422 the altar 4196 of Baal 1168a, and indeed 3588, he has cut 3772 down 3772 the Asherah 842 which 834 was beside 5921 it.”

 6:31 But Joash 3060 said 559 to all 3605 who 834 stood 5975 against 5921 him, “Will you contend 7378 for Baal 1168a, or 518 will you deliver 3467 him? Whoever 834 will plead 7378 for him shall be put 4191 to death 4191 by morning 1242. If 518 he is a god 430, let him contend 7378 for himself, because 3588 someone has torn 5422 down 5422 his altar 4196.”

 6:32 Therefore on that day 3117 he named 7121 him Jerubbaal 3378, that is to say 559, “Let Baal 1168a contend 7378 against him,” because 3588 he had torn 5422 down 5422 his altar 4196.

 6:33 ¶ Then all 3605 the Midianites 4080 and the Amalekites 6002 and the sons 1121 of the east 6924a assembled 622 themselves; and they crossed 5674a over 5674a and camped 2583 in the valley 6010 of Jezreel 3157.

 6:34 So the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 came 3847 upon Gideon 1439; and he blew 8628 a trumpet 7782, and the Abiezrites 44 were called 2199 together 2199 to follow 310 him.

 6:35 He sent 7971 messengers 4397 throughout 3605 Manasseh 4519, and they also 1571 were called 2199 together 2199 to follow 310 him; and he sent 7971 messengers 4397 to Asher 836, Zebulun 2074, and Naphtali 5321, and they came 5927 up to meet 7122 them.

 6:36 ¶ Then Gideon 1439 said 559 to God 430, “If 518 You will 3426 deliver 3467 Israel 3478 through 3027 me, as You have spoken 1696,

 6:37 behold 2009, I will put 3322 a fleece 1492 of wool 6785 on the threshing 1637 floor 1637. If 518 there is dew 2919 on the fleece 1492 only 905, and it is dry 2721a on all 3605 the ground 776, then I will know 3045 that You will deliver 3467 Israel 3478 through 3027 me, as You have spoken 1696.”

 6:38 And it was so 3651. When he arose 7925 early 7925 the next 4283 morning 4283 and squeezed 2115 the fleece 1492, he drained 4680 the dew 2919 from the fleece 1492, a bowl 5602 full 4393 of water 4325.

 6:39 Then Gideon 1439 said 559 to God 430, “Do not let Your anger 639 burn 2734 against me that I may speak 1696 once 6471 more 6471; please 4994 let me make 5254 a test 5254 once 6471 more 6471 with the fleece 1492, let it now 4994 be dry 2721a only 905 on the fleece 1492, and let there be dew 2919 on all 3605 the ground 776.”

 6:40 God 430 did 6213a so 3651 that night 3915; for it was dry 2721a only 905 on the fleece 1492, and dew 2919 was on all 3605 the ground 776.