Judges 6:29
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
Judges 6:29 in other translations
| BSB | “Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.” |
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| WEB | They said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” When they inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” |
| ASV | And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. |
| YLT | And they say one to another, ‘Who hath done this thing?' and they inquire and seek, and they say, ‘Gideon son of Joash hath done this thing.' |
| DARBY | And they said one to another, Who has done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing. |
| BBE | And they said to one another, Who has done this thing? And after searching with care, they said, Gideon, the son of Joash, has done this thing. |
| Webster | And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. |
What does Judges 6:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:24-32
24-32. it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him--The transaction in which Gideon is here described as engaged was not entered on till the night after the vision.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 6:25-32
See the power of God's grace, that he could raise up a reformer; and the kindness of his grace, that he would raise up a deliverer, out of the family of a leader in idolatry. Gideon must not think it enough not to worship at that altar; he must throw it down, and offer sacrifice on another. It was needful he should make peace with God, before he made war on Midian. Till sin be pardoned through the great Sacrifice…
Judges 6:29 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 6:28
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
- Judges 6:29
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
- Judges 6:30
Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
Judges 6:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y decíanse unos á otros: ¿Quién ha hecho esto? Y buscando é inquiriendo, dijéronles: Gedeón hijo de Joas lo ha hecho. Entonces los hombres de la ciudad dijeron á Joas: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Qui a fait cela? Et ils s’enquirent et cherchèrent, et dirent: Gédéon, fils de Joas, a fait cela. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprachen einer zum anderen: Wer hat das getan? Und sie forschten und fragten nach, und man sagte: Gideon, der Sohn des Joas, hat das getan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixeruntque ad invicem: Quis hoc fecit? Cumque perquirerent auctorem facti, dictum est: Gedeon filius Joas fecit hæc omnia. |