Judges 6:37

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and the ground remains dry, then I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on 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 you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    the wil I laye a flese of woll in the courte: yf ye dew be onely vpon ye flese, & drye vpon all the grounde, then wyll I perceaue, that thou shalt delyuer Israel thorow my hande, as thou hast sayde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Beholde, I wil put a fleece of wooll in the threshing place: if the dewe come on the fleece onely, and it be drie vpon all the earth, then shall I be sure, that thou wilt saue Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, I wil put a fleece of wool in the treashing place: And if the dewe come on the fleece onely, and it be drye vpon all the earth besyde, then shall I be sure that thou wilt saue Israel by my hand, as thou saydest.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    lo, I am placing the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if dew is on the fleece alone, and on all the earth drought -- then I have known that Thou dost save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and the ground around it is dry, then I will be sure that you will use me to deliver Israel, as you promised.”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:2 : 2 May my teaching fall like rain, my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on grass and abundant showers on plants.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain upon cut grass, like showers that water the earth.
  • Ps 147:19-20 : 19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. 20 He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  • Hos 6:3-4 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth. 4 What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning cloud, like the dew that disappears early.
  • Hos 14:5 : 5 I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
  • Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • Matt 15:24 : 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 6:36
    88%

    36Gideon said to God, 'If you are truly going to use me to save Israel as you have promised,

  • Judg 6:38-40
    3 verses
    87%

    38And that is exactly what happened. When Gideon rose early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung enough dew from it to fill a bowl with water.

    39Then Gideon said to God, 'Please do not be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Allow me to test just once more with the fleece. Let the fleece remain dry, while dew covers the ground around it.'

    40That night, God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and the ground around it was covered with dew.

  • Judg 6:11-18
    8 verses
    75%

    11Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

    12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, 'The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.'

    13Gideon said to him, 'Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about, saying, ‘Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.'

    14The Lord turned to him and said, 'Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?'

    15But Gideon said to him, 'Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house.'

    16The Lord said to him, 'I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as if it were one man.'

    17Gideon replied, 'If I have found favor in your sight, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me.'

    18Please do not leave here until I return to you and bring my offering and set it before you.' And the Lord said, 'I will stay until you return.'

  • Judg 7:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Early in the morning, Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people with him set up camp beside the spring of Harod. Meanwhile, the camp of Midian was to the north of them, by the hill of Moreh in the valley.

    2The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people with you for me to hand Midian over to them, lest Israel boast against me, claiming, 'My own strength has delivered me.'

  • Judg 7:4-7
    4 verses
    73%

    4Then the LORD said to Gideon, "There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and there I will test them for you. Whoever I say, 'This one shall go with you,' he shall go; and whoever I say, 'This one shall not go with you,' he shall not go."

    5So Gideon brought the people down to the water. There the LORD said to him, "Separate those who lap the water with their tongues, as a dog laps, from those who kneel down to drink."

    6The number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men. All the rest of the people knelt to drink water.

    7The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped, I will save you and hand Midian over to you. Let all the others go home."

  • Judg 6:22-29
    8 verses
    73%

    22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!'

    23But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be with you. Do not be afraid; you will not die.'

    24So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it 'The Lord is Peace.' To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

    25That same night the Lord said to him, 'Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.'

    26Then build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold, laying the stones in an orderly way. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering using the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.

    27So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the city, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.

    28When the men of the city got up early in the morning, they saw that the altar of Baal had been torn down, the Asherah pole was cut down, and the second bull offered on the newly built altar.

    29They asked one another, 'Who did this?' When they investigated and inquired, they were told, 'Gideon son of Joash did it.'

  • Judg 7:14-18
    5 verses
    72%

    14His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands."

    15When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He returned to the Israelite camp and said, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands."

    16Gideon divided the three hundred men into three groups. He placed trumpets and empty jars, with torches inside the jars, into the hands of all of them.

    17He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do.

    18When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then you also blow your trumpets all around the camp and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon!'"

  • Judg 8:7
    71%

    7So Gideon said, 'Very well, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will tear your flesh with thorns of the wilderness and briars.'

  • Judg 7:9
    70%

    9That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.

  • 2 Sam 17:12
    70%

    12'We will come upon him wherever he is found, and we will fall on him like dew settling on the ground. Not even one of his men will survive.'

  • Judg 8:22
    70%

    22The Israelites said to Gideon, 'Rule over us—you, your son, and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.'

  • Job 31:20
    69%

    20and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep—

  • Judg 7:11
    69%

    11Listen to what they are saying, and afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and his servant Purah went down to the edge of the armed men who were in the camp.

  • Ruth 3:4
    68%

    4When he lies down, take note of the place where he is lying. Then go, uncover his feet, and lie down. He will tell you what to do.

  • Judg 6:33-34
    2 verses
    68%

    33Now all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east joined forces, crossed the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

    34Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.

  • Judg 8:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3God gave the leaders of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb—into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?' At this, their anger toward him subsided when he said this.

    4Then Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet pursuing, came to the Jordan and crossed it.

  • 2 Kgs 6:27
    68%

    27He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?"

  • Judg 7:24
    68%

    24Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down and attack the Midianites. Capture the waters around Beth Barah and the Jordan." So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they secured the waters as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.

  • Gen 30:31
    68%

    31Laban asked, 'What shall I give you?' Jacob replied, 'You shall give me nothing. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to tend and watch over your flock.'

  • Deut 33:28
    68%

    28So Israel will live in safety, isolated in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.

  • 1 Sam 10:7
    67%

    7Once these signs come to pass, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.

  • Judg 6:20
    67%

    20The angel of God said to him, 'Take the meat and the unleavened bread, place them on this rock, and pour out the broth.' And Gideon did so.

  • Ezek 38:16
    67%

    16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, as I show myself holy through you before their eyes, O Gog.

  • Judg 11:30
    67%

    30And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: 'If you give the Ammonites into my hands,