1 Again the|strong="H5414" Israelites|strong="H3478" did|strong="H6213" what|strong="H7451" the|strong="H5414" LORD|strong="H3068" said was|strong="H3068" wrong|strong="H7451". So|strong="H6213" for|strong="H3027" seven|strong="H7651" years|strong="H8141" the|strong="H5414" LORD|strong="H3068" allowed|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5414" Midianites|strong="H4080" to|strong="H3068" defeat|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5414" Israelites|strong="H3478".
2 The|strong="H0853" Midianites|strong="H4080" were|strong="H0834" very powerful and|strong="H1121" were|strong="H0834" cruel to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478". So|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478" made|strong="H6213" many hiding places in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" mountains|strong="H2022". They|strong="H0834" hid their|strong="H5921" food in|strong="H5921" caves|strong="H4631" and|strong="H1121" places that|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" hard to|strong="H5921" find.
3 They|strong="H0518" did that|strong="H1961" because|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" Midianites|strong="H4080" and|strong="H1121" Amalekites|strong="H6002" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" east|strong="H6924" always came|strong="H1961" and|strong="H1121" destroyed their|strong="H5921" crops.
4 They|strong="H5921" camped|strong="H2583" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0776" and|strong="H0935" destroyed|strong="H7843" the|strong="H0853" crops|strong="H2981" that|strong="H3478" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478" had|strong="H3478" planted. They|strong="H5921" ruined|strong="H7843" the|strong="H0853" crops|strong="H2981" of|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478" as|strong="H5704" far|strong="H5704" as|strong="H5704" the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0776" near|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" city of|strong="H0776" Gaza|strong="H5804". They|strong="H5921" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" leave|strong="H7604" anything|strong="H3808" for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478" to|strong="H0935" eat. They|strong="H5921" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" even|strong="H5704" leave|strong="H7604" them|strong="H0853" any|strong="H3808" sheep|strong="H7716", cattle|strong="H7794", or|strong="H3808" donkeys|strong="H2543".
5 The|strong="H3588" Midianites came|strong="H0935" with|strong="H0935" their|strong="H1992" families, animals, and|strong="H0935" tents|strong="H0168". They|strong="H1992" were|strong="H1992" like|strong="H0776" a|strong="H3588" swarm of|strong="H0776" locusts|strong="H0697"! They|strong="H1992" and|strong="H0935" their|strong="H1992" camels|strong="H1581" were|strong="H1992" too many|strong="H7230" to|strong="H0935" count|strong="H4557". They|strong="H1992" came|strong="H0935" into|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3588" land|strong="H0776" and|strong="H0935" ruined|strong="H7843" it|strong="H3588".
6 The|strong="H6440" Israelites|strong="H3478" became very|strong="H3966" poor because|strong="H6440" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H6440" Midianites|strong="H4080". So|strong="H3966" the|strong="H6440" Israelites|strong="H3478" cried|strong="H2199" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H6440" LORD|strong="H3068" for|strong="H0413" help.
7 The|strong="H5921" Midianites|strong="H4080" did all these bad things|strong="H1961", so|strong="H1961" the|strong="H5921" Israelites|strong="H3478" cried|strong="H2199" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H5921" LORD|strong="H3068" for|strong="H3588" help.
8 The|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" sent|strong="H7971" a|strong="H7971" prophet|strong="H5030" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413". He|strong="H0430" said|strong="H0559", “This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", the|strong="H0853" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559": ‘You|strong="H7971" were|strong="H3478" slaves|strong="H5650" in|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" land of|strong="H1121" Egypt|strong="H4714". I|strong="H0595" made|strong="H5927" you|strong="H7971" free|strong="H7971" and|strong="H1121" brought|strong="H3318" you|strong="H7971" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H1121" that|strong="H3068" land.
9 I|strong="H5414" saved|strong="H5337" you|strong="H5414" from|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" powerful Egyptians|strong="H4713". Then|strong="H0853" the|strong="H3605" Canaanites hurt you|strong="H5414", so|strong="H5414" I|strong="H5414" saved|strong="H5337" you|strong="H5414" again|strong="H6440". I|strong="H5414" made|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" leave their|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776". And|strong="H0776" I|strong="H5414" gave|strong="H5414" their|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776" to|strong="H5414" you|strong="H5414".’
10 Then|strong="H0853" I|strong="H0589" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859", ‘I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". You|strong="H0859" will|strong="H3068" live|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0776" of|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" Amorites|strong="H0567", but|strong="H3808" you|strong="H0859" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" worship|strong="H3372" their|strong="H3068" false gods|strong="H0430".’ But|strong="H3808" you|strong="H0859" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" obey|strong="H8085" me|strong="H6963".”
13 Then|strong="H6258" Gideon|strong="H1439" said|strong="H0559", “Pardon me|strong="H0413", sir|strong="H0113", but|strong="H3808" if|strong="H0834" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" is|strong="H0834" with|strong="H5973" us|strong="H5414", why|strong="H4100" are|strong="H0834" we|strong="H0834" having|strong="H3808" so|strong="H5414" many|strong="H4100" troubles? We|strong="H0834" heard that|strong="H0834" he|strong="H0834" did|strong="H4100" wonderful|strong="H6381" things|strong="H3605" for|strong="H0413" our|strong="H3068" ancestors|strong="H0001". They|strong="H0834" tell|strong="H0559" us|strong="H5414" that|strong="H0834" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" took|strong="H5927" them|strong="H0413" out|strong="H4100" of|strong="H3068" Egypt|strong="H4714". But|strong="H3808" now|strong="H6258" it|strong="H5414" seems|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" has|strong="H3068" left|strong="H5203" us|strong="H5414" and|strong="H3068" is|strong="H0834" letting the|strong="H3605" Midianites|strong="H4080" defeat|strong="H5414" us|strong="H5414".”
14 The|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" turned|strong="H6437" toward|strong="H0413" Gideon|strong="H0559" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “Then|strong="H2088" use|strong="H7971" your|strong="H3068" great power|strong="H3581" and|strong="H3068" go|strong="H7971" save|strong="H3467" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478" from|strong="H3478" the|strong="H0853" Midianites|strong="H4080". I|strong="H2088" am|strong="H3068" sending|strong="H7971" you|strong="H7971" to|strong="H0413" save|strong="H3467" them|strong="H0413".”
15 But|strong="H2009" Gideon|strong="H0559" answered|strong="H0559" and|strong="H3478" said|strong="H0559", “Pardon me|strong="H0413", sir. How|strong="H4100" can|strong="H4100" I|strong="H0595" save|strong="H3467" Israel|strong="H3478"? My|strong="H3467" family|strong="H1004" group is|strong="H4100" the|strong="H0853" weakest in|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" tribe of|strong="H1004" Manasseh|strong="H4519", and|strong="H3478" I|strong="H0595" am|strong="H0595" the|strong="H0853" youngest|strong="H6810" one|strong="H6810" in|strong="H0413" my|strong="H3467" family|strong="H1004".”
16 The|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" answered|strong="H0559" Gideon|strong="H0559" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H1961" with|strong="H5973" you|strong="H3588", so|strong="H1961" you|strong="H3588" can|strong="H0376" defeat|strong="H5221" the|strong="H0853" Midianites|strong="H4080" as|strong="H1961" easily as|strong="H1961" if|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" were|strong="H1961" only|strong="H0259" one|strong="H0259" man|strong="H0376".”
17 Then|strong="H1696" Gideon|strong="H0559" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" him|strong="H0413", “If|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0859" would|strong="H0559", please|strong="H4994" give|strong="H4994" me|strong="H0413" some proof that|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859" really|strong="H0559" are|strong="H5869" the|strong="H0559" Lord.
18 Please|strong="H4994" wait|strong="H3427" here|strong="H2088". Don’t|strong="H0408" go|strong="H3318" away|strong="H7725" until|strong="H5704" I|strong="H0595" come|strong="H0935" back|strong="H7725" to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H6440". Let|strong="H4994" me|strong="H0413" bring|strong="H0935" my|strong="H7725" offering|strong="H4503" and|strong="H0935" set|strong="H0935" it|strong="H7725" down|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" front|strong="H6440" of|strong="H3427" you|strong="H6440".”
19 So|strong="H6213" Gideon|strong="H1439" went|strong="H3318" in|strong="H0935" and|strong="H0935" cooked a|strong="H7760" young|strong="H1423" goat|strong="H5795" in|strong="H0935" boiling water. He|strong="H6213" also|strong="H6213" took|strong="H3318" about|strong="H0413" 20 pounds of|strong="H8478" flour|strong="H7058" and|strong="H0935" made|strong="H6213" bread|strong="H4682" without yeast. Then|strong="H3318" he|strong="H6213" put|strong="H7760" the|strong="H0413" meat|strong="H1320" into|strong="H0413" a|strong="H7760" basket|strong="H5536" and|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0413" broth|strong="H4839" from|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0413" meat|strong="H1320" into|strong="H0413" a|strong="H7760" pot|strong="H6517". He|strong="H6213" brought|strong="H0935" out|strong="H3318" the|strong="H0413" meat|strong="H1320", the|strong="H0413" broth|strong="H4839", and|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0413" bread|strong="H4682" without yeast and|strong="H0935" gave|strong="H7760" them|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0413" Lord under|strong="H8478" the|strong="H0413" oak|strong="H0424" tree.
20 The|strong="H0853" angel|strong="H4397" of|strong="H0430" God|strong="H0430" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" Gideon|strong="H0559", “Put|strong="H3240" the|strong="H0853" meat|strong="H1320" and|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" bread|strong="H4682" on|strong="H0413" that|strong="H3651" rock|strong="H5553" over|strong="H0413" there|strong="H1975". Then|strong="H3947" pour|strong="H8210" the|strong="H0853" broth|strong="H4839" on|strong="H0413" it|strong="H3651".” Gideon|strong="H0559" did|strong="H6213" as|strong="H3651" he|strong="H3651" was|strong="H0430" told|strong="H0559".
21 The|strong="H0853" angel|strong="H4397" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3068" a|strong="H7971" walking|strong="H1980" stick in|strong="H1980" his|strong="H3068" hand|strong="H3027". He|strong="H0834" touched|strong="H5060" the|strong="H0853" meat|strong="H1320" and|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0853" bread|strong="H4682" with|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0853" end|strong="H7097" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" stick, and|strong="H1980" fire|strong="H0784" jumped up|strong="H5927" out|strong="H4480" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" rock|strong="H6697" and|strong="H1980" burned up|strong="H5927" the|strong="H0853" meat|strong="H1320" and|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0853" bread|strong="H4682". Then|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0853" angel|strong="H4397" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" disappeared|strong="H5869".
22 Then|strong="H3651" Gideon|strong="H1439" realized|strong="H7200" that|strong="H3588" he|strong="H1931" had|strong="H3068" been|strong="H3068" talking to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" angel|strong="H4397" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068". So|strong="H3651" he|strong="H1931" shouted, “Oh|strong="H0162", Lord|strong="H3068" GOD|strong="H3068"! I|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3068" seen|strong="H7200" the|strong="H0559" angel|strong="H4397" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" face|strong="H6440" to|strong="H0413" face|strong="H6440"!”
23 But|strong="H3808" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" Gideon|strong="H0559", “Calm down! Don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H4191" afraid|strong="H3372"! You|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" die|strong="H4191"!”
24 So|strong="H7121" Gideon|strong="H1439" built|strong="H1129" an|strong="H1129" altar|strong="H4196" there|strong="H8033" to|strong="H5704" worship|strong="H7121" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" named|strong="H7121" it|strong="H7121" “The|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" Peace|strong="H7965".” It|strong="H7121" still|strong="H5750" stands in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" city of|strong="H3068" Ophrah|strong="H6084", where|strong="H8033" the|strong="H3068" Abiezer family lives.
25 That|strong="H0834" same|strong="H1931" night|strong="H3915" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" Gideon|strong="H0559", “Choose|strong="H3947" your|strong="H3068" father’s|strong="H0001" best bull|strong="H6499", the|strong="H0853" one|strong="H1931" that|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" seven|strong="H7651" years|strong="H8141" old|strong="H8141". First, use|strong="H1931" it|strong="H1931" to|strong="H0559" pull|strong="H2040" down|strong="H3772" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196" your|strong="H3068" father|strong="H0001" built to|strong="H0559" worship Baal|strong="H1168". Also|strong="H3068", cut|strong="H3772" down|strong="H3772" the|strong="H0853" Asherah|strong="H0842" pole beside|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196".
26 Then|strong="H2088" build|strong="H1129" the|strong="H0853" right|strong="H1129" kind of|strong="H0430" altar|strong="H4196" for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". Build|strong="H1129" it|strong="H5921" on|strong="H5921" this|strong="H2088" high ground. Then|strong="H2088" kill|strong="H3772" and|strong="H3068" burn|strong="H5927" the|strong="H0853" bull|strong="H6499" on|strong="H5921" this|strong="H2088" altar|strong="H4196". Use|strong="H3947" the|strong="H0853" wood|strong="H6086" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" Asherah|strong="H0842" pole to|strong="H5921" burn|strong="H5927" your|strong="H3068" offering|strong="H5927".”
27 So|strong="H6213" Gideon|strong="H1439" took|strong="H3947" ten|strong="H6235" of|strong="H1004" his|strong="H3947" servants|strong="H5650" and|strong="H3068" did|strong="H6213" what|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3068" told|strong="H1696" him|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" do|strong="H6213". But|strong="H1961" Gideon|strong="H1439" was|strong="H1961" afraid|strong="H3372" that|strong="H0834" his|strong="H3947" family|strong="H1004" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" men|strong="H0376" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H0853" city|strong="H5892" might|strong="H3068" see|strong="H0834" what|strong="H0834" he|strong="H0834" was|strong="H1961" doing|strong="H6213", so|strong="H6213" he|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" it|strong="H1961" all|strong="H0376" at|strong="H0413" night|strong="H3915", not|strong="H1961" in|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" daytime|strong="H3119".
28 The|strong="H0853" men|strong="H0376" of|strong="H0376" the|strong="H0853" city|strong="H5892" got|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" the|strong="H0853" next|strong="H5921" morning|strong="H1242" and|strong="H0376" saw|strong="H2009" that|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196" for|strong="H5921" Baal|strong="H1168" had|strong="H0834" been|strong="H0834" destroyed|strong="H3772"! They|strong="H0834" also|strong="H0853" saw|strong="H2009" that|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" Asherah|strong="H0842" pole had|strong="H0834" been|strong="H0834" cut|strong="H3772" down|strong="H5422". It|strong="H5921" had|strong="H0834" been|strong="H0834" sitting next|strong="H5921" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196" for|strong="H5921" Baal|strong="H1168". They|strong="H0834" also|strong="H0853" saw|strong="H2009" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196" that|strong="H0834" Gideon had|strong="H0834" built|strong="H1129". And|strong="H0376" they|strong="H0834" saw|strong="H2009" the|strong="H0853" bull|strong="H6499" that|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" been|strong="H0834" sacrificed|strong="H5927" on|strong="H5921" that|strong="H0834" altar|strong="H4196".
29 The|strong="H0559" men|strong="H0376" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0559" city looked|strong="H1245" at|strong="H0413" each|strong="H0376" other|strong="H2088" and|strong="H1121" asked|strong="H0559", “Who|strong="H4310" pulled down our|strong="H2088" altar? Who|strong="H4310" cut down our|strong="H2088" Asherah pole? Who|strong="H4310" sacrificed this|strong="H2088" bull on|strong="H0413" this|strong="H2088" new altar?” They|strong="H0376" asked|strong="H0559" many questions|strong="H1697" and|strong="H1121" tried|strong="H1245" to|strong="H0413" learn who|strong="H4310" did|strong="H6213" this|strong="H2088".
30 So|strong="H3318" the|strong="H0853" men|strong="H0376" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0853" city|strong="H5892" came|strong="H3318" to|strong="H0413" Joash|strong="H3101" and|strong="H1121" said|strong="H0559", “You|strong="H0834" must|strong="H4191" bring|strong="H3318" your|strong="H5921" son|strong="H1121" out|strong="H3318". He|strong="H0834" pulled|strong="H5422" down|strong="H5422" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196" for|strong="H3588" Baal|strong="H1168", and|strong="H1121" he|strong="H0834" cut|strong="H3772" down|strong="H5422" the|strong="H0853" Asherah|strong="H0842" pole that|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" beside|strong="H5921" it|strong="H5921". So|strong="H3318" your|strong="H5921" son|strong="H1121" must|strong="H4191" die|strong="H4191".”
31 Then|strong="H0853" Joash|strong="H3101" spoke|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" the|strong="H3605" crowd that|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" standing|strong="H5975" around|strong="H5921" him|strong="H5921". Joash|strong="H3101" said|strong="H0559", “Are|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0859" going to|strong="H0559" take|strong="H5975" Baal’s side? Are|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0859" going to|strong="H0559" rescue|strong="H3467" Baal|strong="H1168"? If|strong="H0518" anyone|strong="H3605" takes|strong="H5975" Baal’s side, let him|strong="H5921" be|strong="H4191" put|strong="H4191" to|strong="H0559" death|strong="H4191" by|strong="H5921" morning|strong="H1242". If|strong="H0518" Baal|strong="H1168" really|strong="H0559" is|strong="H0834" a|strong="H3588" god|strong="H0430", let him|strong="H5921" defend|strong="H5975" himself|strong="H1931" when|strong="H3588" someone|strong="H4191" pulls down|strong="H5422" his|strong="H3605" altar|strong="H4196".”
32 Joash said|strong="H0559", “If|strong="H3588" Gideon|strong="H0559" pulled|strong="H5422" Baal’s altar|strong="H4196" down|strong="H5422", let Baal|strong="H1168" argue|strong="H7378" with|strong="H3117" him|strong="H0853".” On|strong="H3117" that|strong="H3588" day|strong="H3117" Joash gave|strong="H0559" Gideon|strong="H0559" a|strong="H3588" new name|strong="H0559". He|strong="H1931" called|strong="H7121" him|strong="H0853" Jerub-Baal|strong="H3378".
33 The|strong="H3605" Midianites|strong="H4080", Amalekites|strong="H6002", and|strong="H1121" other|strong="H3605" people|strong="H1121" from|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" east|strong="H6924" joined together|strong="H3162" to|strong="H1121" fight against|strong="H2583" the|strong="H3605" Israelites. They|strong="H3605" went across|strong="H5674" the|strong="H3605" Jordan River and|strong="H1121" camped|strong="H2583" in|strong="H2583" the|strong="H3605" Jezreel|strong="H3157" Valley|strong="H6010".
34 The|strong="H0853" Spirit|strong="H7307" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" filled Gideon|strong="H1439". So|strong="H0853" Gideon|strong="H1439" blew|strong="H8628" a|strong="H3068" trumpet|strong="H7782" to|strong="H3068" call|strong="H2199" the|strong="H0853" family of|strong="H3068" Abiezer|strong="H0044" to|strong="H3068" follow|strong="H0310" him|strong="H0853".
35 He|strong="H1931" sent|strong="H7971" messengers|strong="H4397" to|strong="H7971" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H2199" of|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" tribe of|strong="H3605" Manasseh|strong="H4519" and|strong="H7971" told them|strong="H7971" to|strong="H7971" get|strong="H5927" their|strong="H3605" weapons and|strong="H7971" prepare for|strong="H7971" battle. Gideon|strong="H7971" also|strong="H1571" sent|strong="H7971" messengers|strong="H4397" to|strong="H7971" the|strong="H3605" tribes of|strong="H3605" Asher|strong="H0836", Zebulun|strong="H2074", and|strong="H7971" Naphtali|strong="H5321". The|strong="H3605" messengers|strong="H4397" took|strong="H5927" the|strong="H3605" same|strong="H1931" message to|strong="H7971" them|strong="H7971". So|strong="H7971" they|strong="H0310" also|strong="H1571" went|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" to|strong="H7971" meet|strong="H7125" Gideon|strong="H7971" and|strong="H7971" his|strong="H3605" men|strong="H3605".
36 Then|strong="H1696" Gideon|strong="H1439" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" God|strong="H0430", “You|strong="H0834" said|strong="H0559" that|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" would|strong="H3478" help|strong="H3467" me|strong="H0413" save|strong="H3467" the|strong="H0853" Israelites|strong="H3478". Give|strong="H1696" me|strong="H0413" proof.
37 I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H1961" put|strong="H3322" a|strong="H1961" sheepskin on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" threshing|strong="H1637" floor|strong="H1637". If|strong="H0518" there|strong="H2009" is|strong="H0834" dew|strong="H2919" only|strong="H0905" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" sheepskin, while|strong="H1961" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" ground|strong="H0776" is|strong="H0834" dry|strong="H2721", I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H1961" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" will|strong="H1961" use|strong="H1961" me|strong="H5921" to|strong="H1696" save|strong="H3467" Israel|strong="H3478", as|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" said|strong="H1696".”
38 And|strong="H7925" that|strong="H3651" is|strong="H3651" exactly|strong="H3651" what|strong="H3651" happened|strong="H1961". Gideon got|strong="H7925" up|strong="H7925" early|strong="H7925" the|strong="H0853" next|strong="H4283" morning|strong="H4283" and|strong="H7925" squeezed|strong="H2115" the|strong="H0853" sheepskin. He|strong="H3651" was|strong="H1961" able to|strong="H1961" drain|strong="H4680" a|strong="H1961" bowl|strong="H5602" full|strong="H4393" of|strong="H4480" water|strong="H4325" from|strong="H4480" it|strong="H4393".
39 Then|strong="H1961" Gideon|strong="H1439" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" God|strong="H0430", “Don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H1961" angry|strong="H2734" with|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". Let|strong="H4994" me|strong="H0413" ask|strong="H0559" just|strong="H0389" one|strong="H3605" more|strong="H6471" thing|strong="H4994". Let|strong="H4994" me|strong="H0413" test|strong="H5254" you|strong="H3605" one|strong="H3605" more|strong="H6471" time|strong="H6471" with|strong="H0413" the|strong="H3605" sheepskin. This|strong="H6471" time|strong="H6471" let|strong="H4994" the|strong="H3605" sheepskin be|strong="H1961" dry|strong="H2721", while|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3605" ground|strong="H0776" around|strong="H5921" it|strong="H5921" gets wet with|strong="H0413" dew|strong="H2919".”
40 That|strong="H3605" night|strong="H3915" God|strong="H0430" did|strong="H6213" that|strong="H3605" very|strong="H3651" thing|strong="H3651". Just|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" sheepskin was|strong="H1961" dry|strong="H2721", but|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3605" ground|strong="H0776" around|strong="H5921" it|strong="H1931" was|strong="H1961" wet with|strong="H0413" dew|strong="H2919".