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Judges 6:40

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God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Judges 6:40 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
  • BSB And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.
  • ESV And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
  • NKJV And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground.
  • NASB And God did so that night; for it was dry only on the fleece, and dew was on all the ground.
  • NLT So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew.

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CONDESCENSION OF GODDECISIONDEWGIDEONJUDGEMETEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENAMIRACLESPRAYERSIGNTOKEN

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Christ at the center

Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.

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Original language

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And Godאֱלֹהִיםdidעָשָׂהso that nightלַיִלfor it was dryחֹרֶבupon the fleeceגָּזַּהonly, and there was dewטַלon all the groundאֶרֶץ
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