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Judges 6:11

Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

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ASV

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.

KJV

And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevand he satH3427 →
תַּ֤חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
הָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.Lahthe oakH424 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.Rah[was] in OphrahH6084 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
לְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'Ash[belonged] to JoashH3101 →
אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi[the] Abi-H33 →
הָֽעֶזְרִ֑יha.'ez.Ri<the> -ezriteH33 →
וְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onand GideonH1439 →
בְּנ֗וֹbe.Noson hisH1121 →
חֹבֵ֤טcho.Vet[was] beating outH2251 →
חִטִּים֙chi.Timwheat<s>H2406 →
בַּגַּ֔תba.Gatin the winepressH1660 →
לְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.Nisto hide [it]H5127 →
מִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.Neifrom <the face of>H6440 →
מִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanMidianH4080 →

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Joshua 17:2So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,Judges 13:3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.Judges 8:2But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?Numbers 26:30These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.Genesis 16:7Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.1 Chronicles 21:20Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.Judges 13:18–20“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”Judges 6:14–16The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”Judges 2:1–5Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”1 Chronicles 7:18These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.1 Kings 19:19So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.Genesis 16:10Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”Judges 6:34So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.Judges 8:27From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.Job 5:5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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