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And the children of Israel did that
which
was
evil in the sight of Jehovah
: and Jehovah
delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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.
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel ;
and because of Midian
the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the
caves, and the
strongholds
.
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
.
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east ;
they came up against them;
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;
and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in
Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for
Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
For they came up with their cattle and their tents ;
they came in
as locusts
for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came
into the land to destroy it.
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.
And Israel was brought
very
low
because of Midian
; and the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah
.
And Israel was greatly
impoverished
because of the
Midianites
; and the children of Israel cried unto the
LORD
.
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah
because of Midian
,
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the
LORD
because of the
Midianites
,
that Jehovah
sent a prophet unto the children of Israel :
and
he
said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah,
the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
That the
LORD
sent a prophet unto the children of Israel ,
which
said unto them, Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove
them out from before you, and gave you their land;
And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave
them out from before you, and gave you their land;
and I said unto you, I am Jehovah
your God; ye
shall
not
fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell .
But ye have not hearkened
unto
my voice.
And I said unto 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.
And the
angel of Jehovah
came
, and sat under the
oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was
beating
out
wheat in
the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
And there
came
an
angel of the
LORD
, and sat under an
oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed
wheat by
the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
And the angel of Jehovah
appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah
is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
And the angel of the
LORD
appeared unto him, and said unto him, The
LORD
is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
And Gideon said unto him, Oh ,
my lord, if Jehovah
is
with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are
all his wondrous
works
which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah
bring us up from Egypt? but now Jehovah
hath cast
us off
, and delivered us into the hand
of Midian
.
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the
LORD
be
with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be
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
.
And Jehovah
looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian
: have not I sent thee?
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?
And he said unto him, Oh ,
Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the
poorest
in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
And he said unto him, Oh my
Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor
in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
And Jehovah
said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And the
LORD
said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And he said unto him, If now I have found favor
in thy sight, then show me a sign that it
is
thou that
talkest with me.
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace
in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay
it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set
it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal
: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
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 unto him under the oak, and presented it.
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
Then the angel of Jehovah
put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went
up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes ;
and
the angel of Jehovah
departed out of his sight.
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
up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes .
Then
the angel of the
LORD
departed out of his sight.
And Gideon saw
that he was the
angel of Jehovah;
and
Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah
! forasmuch
as
I have seen the
angel of Jehovah
face to face.
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.
And Jehovah
said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
And the
LORD
said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah
, and called it Jehovah-shalom
: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the
LORD
, and called it Jehovahshalom
: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah
said unto him, Take thy father's bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah
that is by it ;
And it came to pass the same night, that the
LORD
said unto 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 :
and build an altar unto Jehovah
thy God upon the top of this stronghold
, in the orderly
manner
, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt -offering
with the wood of the Asherah
which thou shalt cut down.
And build an altar unto 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.
Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah
had spoken
unto him: and it came
to
pass
, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so
that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the
LORD
had said
unto 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.
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken
down, and the Asherah
was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
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.
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.
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.
Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die ,
because he hath broken
down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah
that was by it.
Then the men of the city said unto 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.
And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend
for Baal? Or
will ye save him? he that will contend
for him, let him be put to death whilst `
it is yet '
morning: if he be a god, let him contend
for himself, because one hath broken
down his altar.
And Joash said unto 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 be a god, let him plead
for himself, because one hath cast
down his altar.
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend
against him, because he hath broken
down his altar.
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead
against him, because he hath thrown
down his altar.
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled
themselves
together ;
and they
passed
over, and encamped
in the valley of Jezreel.
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were
gathered
together ,
and went
over, and pitched
in the valley of Jezreel.
But the Spirit of Jehovah
came upon Gideon ;
and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together
after him.
But the Spirit of the
LORD
came upon Gideon ,
and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and
they
also were
gathered together
after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who
also was
gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my
hand, as thou hast spoken
,
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine
hand, as thou hast said
,
behold, I will put a fleece of wool on
the threshing-
floor; if there
be
dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground
, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my
hand, as thou hast spoken
.
Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in
the floor; and
if the
dew be
on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth
beside
, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine
hand, as thou hast said
.
And it was so ;
for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed
the fleece together, and wrung
the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful
of water.
And it was so :
for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust
the fleece together, and wringed
the dew out of the fleece, a bowl
full
of water.
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled
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.
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot
against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove
, 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.
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
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