Judges
Judges 6:39
39Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Gideon | גִּדְעוֹן֙ | giḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| God | הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be angry | יִ֤חַר | yi·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| with me | בִּ֔י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| let me speak | וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה | wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| one more time | אַ֣ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| Please allow me | נָּא־ | nā- | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| one more | הַפַּ֙עַם֙ | hap·pa·‘am | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| test | אֲנַסֶּ֤ה | ’ă·nas·seh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H5254 test, try |
| with the fleece | בַּגִּזָּ֔ה | bag·giz·zāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1492 fleece |
| This time | נָ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let it be | יְהִי־ | yə·hî- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| dry | חֹ֤רֶב | ḥō·reḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2721 dryness, drought, heat |
| and the ground | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| covered | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| with dew | טָּֽל׃ | ṭāl | Noun - masculine singular | H2919 night-mist, dew |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 18:32 · Psalm 107:33–35 · Isaiah 50:2 · Matthew 21:43
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.