Judges 6 · Verse 21

Judges 6:21

Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.
Judges 6:21, King James Version

Judges 6:21 in other translations

BSBThen the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
WEBThen the LORD’s angel stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then the LORD’s angel departed out of his sight.
ASVThen the angel of Jehovah put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight.
YLTAnd the messenger of Jehovah putteth forth the end of the staff which is in His hand, and cometh against the flesh, and against the unleavened things, and the fire goeth up out of the rock and consumeth the flesh and the unleavened things--and the messenger of Jehovah hath gone from his eyes.
DARBYAnd the Angel of Jehovah put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. And the Angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight.
BBEThen the angel of the Lord put out the stick which was in his hand, touching the meat and the cakes with the end of it; and a flame came up out of the rock, burning up the meat and the cakes: and the angel of the Lord was seen no longer.
WebsterThen the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.

What does Judges 6:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:19-23

19-23. Gideon went in, and made ready a kid; ... the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot--(See on Ge 18:7). The flesh seems to have been roasted, which is done by cutting it into kobab, that is, into small pieces, fixed on a skewer, and put before the fire. The broth was for immediate use; the other, brought in a hand-basket was intended to be a future supply to the traveller. The miraculous fire…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 The angel - put forth the end of the staff - He appeared like a traveler with a staff in his hand; this he put forth, and having touched the flesh, fire rose out of the rock and consumed it. Here was the most evident proof of supernatural agency. Then the angel - departed out of his sight - Though the angel vanished out of his sight, yet God continued to converse with him either by secret inspiration in his own heart, or by an audible voice.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 6:11-24

Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet in obscurity through the times: he is here stirred up to undertake something great. It was very sure that the Lord was with him, when his Angel was with him. Gideon was weak in faith, which made it hard to reconcile the assurances of the presence of God with the distress to which Israel was brought. The Angel answered his objections. He told him to appear and act as…

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Judges 6:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he stretched outH7971
מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קְצֵ֤הke.Tzeh[the] end ofH7097
הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netthe staffH4938
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.Do[was] in hand hisH3027
וַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'and he touchedH5060
בַּבָּשָׂ֖רba.ba.Sar<in> the meatH1320
וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.Tzotand <in> the unleavened bread<s>H4682
וַתַּ֨עַלva.Ta.'aland it went upH5927
הָאֵ֜שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַצּ֗וּרha.Tzurthe rockH6697
וַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khaland it consumedH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.Sarthe meatH1320
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.Tzotthe unleavened bread<s>H4682
וּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'Akhand [the] angel ofH4397
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הָלַ֖ךְha.Lakhhe wentH1980
מֵעֵינָֽיו\׃me.'ei.Navfrom eyes hisH5869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 6:21

  • Leviticus 9:24

    And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

  • 1 Kings 18:38

    Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:1

    Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:26

    And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

  • Judges 13:20

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rose up.
13:20; Le 9:24; 1Ki 18:38; 1Ch 21:26; 2Ch 7:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 6:20

    And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

  • Judges 6:21

    Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.

  • Judges 6:22

    And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.

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Judges 6:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y extendiendo el ángel de Jehová el bordón que tenía en su mano, tocó con la punta en la carne y en los panes sin levadura; y subió fuego de la peña, el cual consumió la carne y los panes sin levadura. Y el ángel de Jehová desapareció de delante de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’Ange de l’ Éternel étendit le bout du bâton qu’il avait en sa main, et toucha la chair et les pains sans levain; et le feu monta du rocher et consuma la chair et les pains sans levain. Et l’Ange de l’ Éternel s’en alla de devant ses yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Engel Jehovas streckte das Ende des Stabes aus, der in seiner Hand war, und berührte das Fleisch und die ungesäuerten Kuchen; da stieg Feuer auf aus dem Felsen und verzehrte das Fleisch und die ungesäuerten Kuchen. Und der Engel Jehovas verschwand aus seinen Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		extendit angelus Domini summitatem virgæ, quam tenebat in manu, et tetigit carnes et panes azymos: ascenditque ignis de petra, et carnes azymosque panes consumpsit: angelus autem Domini evanuit ex oculis ejus.