1 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068: and the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Midian 4080 seven 7651 years 8141.
2 And the hand 3027 of Midian 4080 prevailed 5810 against Israel 3478: and because 6440 of the Midianites 4080 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 made 6213 them the dens 4492 which are in the mountains 2022, and caves 4631, and strong holds 4679.
3 And so it was, when Israel 3478 had sown 2232, that the Midianites 4080 came up 5927, and the Amalekites 6002, and the children 1121 of the east 6924, even they came up 5927 against them;
4 And they encamped 2583 against them, and destroyed 7843 the increase 2981 of the earth 776, till thou come 935 unto Gaza 5804, and left 7604 no sustenance 4241 for Israel 3478, neither sheep 7716, nor ox 7794, nor ass 2543.
5 For they came up 5927 with their cattle 4735 and their tents 168, and they came 935 935 as 1767 grasshoppers 697 for multitude 7230; for both they and their camels 1581 were without number 4557: and they entered 935 into the land 776 to destroy 7843 it.
6 And Israel 3478 was greatly 3966 impoverished 1809 because 6440 of the Midianites 4080; and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 unto the LORD 3068.
7 And it came to pass, when the children 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 unto the LORD 3068 because 182 of the Midianites 4080,
8 That the LORD 3068 sent 7971 a prophet 376 5030 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which said 559 unto them, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, I brought you up 5927 from Egypt 4714, and brought you forth 3318 out of the house 1004 of bondage 5650;
9 And I delivered 5337 you out of the hand 3027 of the Egyptians 4714, and out of the hand 3027 of all that oppressed 3905 you, and drave them out 1644 from before 6440 you, and gave 5414 you their land 776;
10 And I said 559 unto you, I am the LORD 3068 your God 430; fear 3372 not the gods 430 of the Amorites 567, in whose land 776 ye dwell 3427: but ye have not obeyed 8085 my voice 6963.
11 And there came 935 an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, and sat 3427 under an oak 424 which was in Ophrah 6084, that pertained unto Joash 3101 the Abiezrite 33: and his son 1121 Gideon 1439 threshed 2251 wheat 2406 by the winepress 1660, to hide 5127 it from 6440 the Midianites 4080.
12 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 unto him, and said 559 unto him, The LORD 3068 is with thee, thou mighty 1368 man of valour 2428.
13 And Gideon 1439 said 559 unto him, Oh 994 my Lord 113, if 3426 the LORD 3068 be with us, why then is all this befallen 4672 us? and where be all his miracles 6381 which our fathers 1 told 5608 us of, saying 559, Did not the LORD 3068 bring us up 5927 from Egypt 4714? but now the LORD 3068 hath forsaken 5203 us, and delivered 5414 us into the hands 3709 of the Midianites 4080.
14 And the LORD 3068 looked 6437 upon him, and said 559, Go 3212 in this thy might 3581, and thou shalt save 3467 Israel 3478 from the hand 3709 of the Midianites 4080: have not I sent 7971 thee?
15 And he said 559 unto him, Oh 994 my Lord 136, wherewith 4100 shall I save 3467 Israel 3478? behold, my family 504 505 is poor 1800 in Manasseh 4519, and I am the least 6810 in my father's 1 house 1004.
16 And the LORD 3068 said 559 unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite 5221 the Midianites 4080 as one 259 man 376.
17 And he said 559 unto him, If now I have found 4672 grace 2580 in thy sight 5869, then shew 6213 me a sign 226 that thou talkest 1696 with me.
18 Depart 4185 not hence, I pray thee, until I come 935 unto thee, and bring forth 3318 my present 4503, and set 3240 it before 6440 thee. And he said 559, I will tarry 3427 until thou come again 7725.
19 And Gideon 1439 went in 935, and made ready 6213 a kid 5795 1423, and unleavened cakes 4682 of an ephah 374 of flour 7058: the flesh 1320 he put 7760 in a basket 5536, and he put 7760 the broth 4839 in a pot 6517, and brought it out 3318 unto him under the oak 424, and presented 5066 it.
20 And the angel 4397 of God 430 said 559 unto him, Take 3947 the flesh 1320 and the unleavened cakes 4682, and lay 3240 them upon this 1975 rock 5553, and pour out 8210 the broth 4839. And he did 6213 so.
21 Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 put forth 7971 the end 7097 of the staff 4938 that was in his hand 3027, and touched 5060 the flesh 1320 and the unleavened cakes 4682; and there rose up 5927 fire 784 out of the rock 6697, and consumed 398 the flesh 1320 and the unleavened cakes 4682. Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 departed 1980 out of his sight 5869.
22 And when Gideon 1439 perceived 7200 that he was an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, Gideon 1439 said 559, Alas 162, O Lord 136 GOD 3069! for because 3651 I have seen 7200 an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 face 6440 to face 6440.
23 And the LORD 3068 said 559 unto him, Peace 7965 be unto thee; fear 3372 not: thou shalt not die 4191.
24 Then Gideon 1439 built 1129 an altar 4196 there unto the LORD 3068, and called 7121 it Jehovahshalom 3073: unto this day 3117 it is yet in Ophrah 6084 of the Abiezrites 33.
25 And it came to pass the same night 3915, that the LORD 3068 said 559 unto him, Take 3947 thy father's 1 young 6499 bullock 7794, even the second 8145 bullock 6499 of seven 7651 years old 8141, and throw down 2040 the altar 4196 of Baal 1168 that thy father 1 hath, and cut down 3772 the grove 842 that is by it:
26 And build 1129 an altar 4196 unto the LORD 3068 thy God 430 upon the top 7218 of this rock 4581, in the ordered place 4634, and take 3947 the second 8145 bullock 6499, and offer 5927 a burnt sacrifice 5930 with the wood 6086 of the grove 842 which thou shalt cut down 3772.
27 Then Gideon 1439 took 3947 ten 6235 men 582 of his servants 5650, and did 6213 as the LORD 3068 had said 1696 unto him: and so it was, because he feared 3372 his father's 1 household 1004, and the men 582 of the city 5892, that he could not do 6213 it by day 3119, that he did 6213 it by night 3915.
28 And when the men 582 of the city 5892 arose early 7925 in the morning 1242, behold, the altar 4196 of Baal 1168 was cast down 5422, and the grove 842 was cut down 3772 that was by it, and the second 8145 bullock 6499 was offered 5927 upon the altar 4196 that was built 1129.
29 And they said 559 one 376 to another 7453, Who hath done 6213 this thing 1697? And when they enquired 1875 and asked 1245, they said 559, Gideon 1439 the son 1121 of Joash 3101 hath done 6213 this thing 1697.
30 Then the men 582 of the city 5892 said 559 unto Joash 3101, Bring out 3318 thy son 1121, that he may die 4191: because he hath cast down 5422 the altar 4196 of Baal 1168, and because he hath cut down 3772 the grove 842 that was by it.
31 And Joash 3101 said 559 unto all that stood 5975 against him, Will ye plead 7378 for Baal 1168? will ye save 3467 him? he that will plead 7378 for him, let him be put to death 4191 whilst it is yet morning 1242: if he be a god 430, let him plead 7378 for himself, because one hath cast down 5422 his altar 4196.
32 Therefore on that day 3117 he called 7121 him Jerubbaal 3378, saying 559, Let Baal 1168 plead 7378 against him, because he hath thrown down 5422 his altar 4196.
33 Then all the Midianites 4080 and the Amalekites 6002 and the children 1121 of the east 6924 were gathered 622 together 3162, and went over 5674, and pitched 2583 in the valley 6010 of Jezreel 3157.
34 But the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 came 3847 upon Gideon 1439, and he blew 8628 a trumpet 7782; and Abiezer 44 was gathered 2199 after 310 him.
35 And he sent 7971 messengers 4397 throughout all Manasseh 4519; who also was gathered 2199 after 310 him: and he sent 7971 messengers 4397 unto Asher 836, and unto Zebulun 2074, and unto Naphtali 5321; and they came up 5927 to meet 7125 them.
36 And Gideon 1439 said 559 unto God 430, If thou wilt 3426 save 3467 Israel 3478 by mine hand 3027, as thou hast said 1696,
37 Behold, I will put 3322 a fleece 1492 of wool 6785 in the floor 1637; and if the dew 2919 be on the fleece 1492 only, and it be dry 2721 upon all the earth 776 beside, then shall I know 3045 that thou wilt save 3467 Israel 3478 by mine hand 3027, as thou hast said 1696.
38 And it was so: for he rose up early 7925 on the morrow 4283, and thrust 2115 0 the fleece 1492 together 2115, and wringed 4680 the dew 2919 out of the fleece 1492, a bowl 5602 full 4393 of water 4325.
39 And Gideon 1439 said 559 unto God 430, Let not thine anger 639 be hot 2734 against me, and I will speak 1696 but this once 6471: let me prove 5254, I pray thee, but this once 6471 with the fleece 1492; let it now be dry 2721 only upon the fleece 1492, and upon all the ground 776 let there be dew 2919.
40 And God 430 did 6213 so that night 3915: for it was dry 2721 upon the fleece 1492 only, and there was dew 2919 on all the ground 776.