Judges 6:38

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it was so. For he rose up early the next morning, and squeezed together the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    And 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it was so; for he rose up early{H7925} on the morrow,{H4283} and pressed{H2115} the fleece{H1492} together,{H2115} and wrung{H4680} the dew{H2919} out of the fleece,{H1492} a {H4393} bowlful{H5602} of water.{H4325}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it was so: for he rose up early{H7925}{(H8686)} on the morrow{H4283}, and thrust{H2115} the fleece{H1492} together{H2115}{(H8799)}, and wringed{H4680}{(H8799)} the dew{H2919} out of the fleece{H1492}, a bowl{H5602} full{H4393} of water{H4325}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And it came so to passe. And whan he rose vp early on the morow, he wrage ye dew out of the flese, and fylled a dysshe full of water.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And so it was: for he rose vp earely on the morow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, and filled a bowle of water.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it came so to passe: For he rose vp early on the morowe, & thrust the fleece together, and wrong the dewe therout, and fylled a bowle of water.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and it is so, and he riseth early on the morrow, and presseth the fleece, and wringeth dew out of the fleece -- the fulness of the bowl, of water.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it was so: for he got up early on the morning after, and twisting the wool in his hands, he got a basin full of water from the dew on the wool.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD did as he asked. When he got up the next morning, he squeezed the fleece, and enough dew dripped from it to fill a bowl.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 35:7 : 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water; in the habitation of jackals, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

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