Judges 6:39
Then 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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ASV
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
KJV
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| גִּדְעוֹן֙ | gid.'On | Gideon | H1439 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| יִ֤חַר | Yi.char | it burn | H2734 → |
| אַפְּךָ֙ | 'a.pe.Kha | anger your | H639 → |
| בִּ֔י | Bi | on <the> me | |
| וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה | va.'a.da.be.Rah | and let me speak | H1696 → |
| אַ֣ךְ | 'akh | only | H389 → |
| הַפָּ֑עַם | ha.Pa.'am | this time | H6471 → |
| אֲנַסֶּ֤ה | 'a.na.Seh | let me put to [the] test | H5254 → |
| נָּא־ | na'- | please | H4994 → |
| רַק־ | rak- | only | H7535 → |
| הַפַּ֙עַם֙ | ha.Pa.'am | this time | H6471 → |
| בַּגִּזָּ֔ה | ba.gi.Zah | by the fleece | H1492 → |
| יְהִי־ | ye.hi- | let it be | H1961 → |
| נָ֨א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| חֹ֤רֶב | Cho.rev | dryness | H2721 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַגִּזָּה֙ | ha.gi.Zah | the fleece | H1492 → |
| לְבַדָּ֔הּ | le.va.Dah | to alone it | H905 → |
| וְעַל־ | ve.'al- | and on | H5921 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the ground | H776 → |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yih.yeh- | let it be | H1961 → |
| טָּֽל׃ | Tal | dew | H2919 → |
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