Judges 6:38
And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
BSB
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ASV
And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.
KJV
And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
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Commentary
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי־ | vay.hi- | and it was | H1961 → |
| כֵ֕ן | khen | so | H3651 → |
| וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ | vai.yash.Kem | and he rose early | H7925 → |
| מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | mi.mo.cho.Rat | from [the] next day | H4283 → |
| וַיָּ֖זַר | vai.Ya.zar | and he squeezed out | H2115 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַגִּזָּ֑ה | ha.gi.Zah | the fleece | H1492 → |
| וַיִּ֤מֶץ | vai.Yi.metz | and he drained | H4680 → |
| טַל֙ | tal | dew | H2919 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הַגִּזָּ֔ה | ha.gi.Zah | the fleece | H1492 → |
| מְל֥וֹא | me.Lo' | [the] fullness of | H4393 → |
| הַסֵּ֖פֶל | ha.Se.fel | the bowl | H5602 → |
| מָֽיִם׃ | Ma.yim | water | H4325 → |
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