Judges 6:37

Translations

Modern

…then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

…behold, I shall put a fleece of the wool on the threshing floor. If dew there is on the fleece only, and on all the ground it is dry, I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand as You have said.”

Latin

…ponam hoc vellus lanæ in area: si ros in solo vellere fuerit, et in omni terra siccitas, sciam quod per manum meam, sicut locutus es, liberabis Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

…then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”

Notes

Judges 6:36–40

The fleece incident did not confirm God's plan to use Gideon, as that was already clear Judges 6:17–24. Instead, it showed God's patience with Gideon's doubts.

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon

Events

Deliverance by Gideon

Related verses

Matthew 15:24
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Matthew 10:5–6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
Psalm 72:6
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
Hosea 6:3–4
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Psalm 147:19–20
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Armageddon Gideon Gilead (Place) Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Numbers, Book of

Topics

Condescension of God: Indulges Gideon's Tests Decision: Gideon Dew: Miraculous Profusion and Absence of Faith: Trial of Gideon, when Commanded to Deliver Israel Gideon: His Prayer Tests Judge: Gideon Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: Phenomena of Dew on Gideon's Fleece Miracles: Catalogue of Dew on Gideon's Fleece Miracles: Convincing Effect of Prayer: Answered: Gideon, Asking for the Token of Dew Prayer: Gideon Asks for a Sign of Dew on a Fleece Prayer: Importunity In Sign: Asked for By, and Given to Gideon Threshing: Floors For Threshing: The Place For: Called the Floor Token: Dew on Gideon's Fleece Wool: Fleece of

Judges 6:37

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