Judges 6:37
then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
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ASV
behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.
KJV
Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
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Commentary
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֣ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אָנֹכִ֗י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| מַצִּ֛יג | ma.Tzig | [am] placing | H3322 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| גִּזַּ֥ת | gi.Zat | [the] fleece of | H1492 → |
| הַצֶּ֖מֶר | ha.Tze.mer | <the> wool | H6785 → |
| בַּגֹּ֑רֶן | ba.Go.ren | on the threshing floor | H1637 → |
| אִ֡ם | 'im | if | H518 → |
| טַל֩ | tal | dew | H2919 → |
| יִהְיֶ֨ה | yih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| עַֽל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הַגִּזָּ֜ה | ha.gi.Zah | the fleece | H1492 → |
| לְבַדָּ֗הּ | le.va.Dah | to alone it | H905 → |
| וְעַל־ | ve.'al- | and [will be] on | H5921 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | ha.'A.retz | the ground | H776 → |
| חֹ֔רֶב | Cho.rev | dryness | H2721 → |
| וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י | ve.ya.da'.Ti | and I will know | H3045 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| תוֹשִׁ֧יעַ | to.Shi.a' | you will deliver | H3467 → |
| בְּיָדִ֛י | be.ya.Di | by hand my | H3027 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka.'a.Sher | just as | H834 → |
| דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ | di.Bar.ta | you have spoken | H1696 → |
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