Judges 6:40
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Judges 6:40 in other translations
| BSB | And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground. |
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| WEB | God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. |
| ASV | And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. |
| YLT | And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew. |
| DARBY | And God did so that night, and it was dry upon the fleece only, but on all the ground there was dew. |
| BBE | And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it. |
| Webster | And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. |
What does Judges 6:40 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 6:33-40
These signs are truly miraculous, and very significant. Gideon and his men were going to fight the Midianites; could God distinguish between a small fleece of Israel, and the vast floor of Midian? Gideon is made to know that God could do so. Is Gideon desirous that the dew of Divine grace might come down upon himself in particular? He sees the fleece wet with dew to assure him of it. Does he desire that God will be…
Judges 6:40 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 6:39
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
- Judges 6:40
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Judges 6:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aquella noche lo hizo Dios así: porque la sequedad fué sólo en el vellón, y en toda la tierra estuvo el rocío. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu fit ainsi cette nuit-là: et la sécheresse fut sur la toison seule, et sur toute la terre il y eut de la rosée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott tat also in selbiger Nacht; und es war Trockenheit auf dem Vließe allein, und auf dem ganzen Boden war Tau. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecitque Deus nocte illa ut postulaverat: et fuit siccitas in solo vellere, et ros in omni terra. |