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Judges 6:34

So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.

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ASV

But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

KJV

But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi–ezer was gathered after him.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achand [the] spirit ofH7307 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לָבְשָׁ֖הla.ve.Shahit clothedH3847 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
גִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onGideonH1439 →
וַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'and he gave a blastH8628 →
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.Faron the ram's hornH7782 →
וַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'Ekand it was called togetherH2199 →
אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerAbiezerH44 →
אַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.Ravafter himH310 →

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2 Chronicles 24:20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”Judges 3:10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.Judges 3:27On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.Numbers 10:9When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.Psalms 51:11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.Judges 11:29Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.Galatians 3:27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.1 Corinthians 12:8–11To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.1 Samuel 11:6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.Numbers 26:30These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,1 Samuel 13:3Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”Judges 6:11Then 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.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.Judges 13:25And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.Judges 15:14When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

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