Hakim-hakim 6:22

6:22 When Gideon realized ¹  that it was the Lord’s messenger, he ²  said, “Oh no! ³  Master, Lord! ⁴  I have seen the Lord’s messenger face to face!”

Hakim-hakim 6:36

6:36 Gideon said to God, “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, ⁵  as you promised, then give me a sign as proof. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 6:39

6:39 Gideon said to God, “Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. ⁷  Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew.” ⁸ 

[6:22]  ¹ tn Heb “saw.”

[6:22]  ² tn Heb “Gideon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:22]  ³ tn Or “Ah!”

[6:22]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text reads אֲדֹנַי יְהוִה (’adonay yÿhvih, “Lord [the same title used in v. 15], Lord”).

[6:36]  ⁵ tn More literally, “you are about to deliver Israel by my hand.”

[6:36]  ⁶ tn The words “then give me a sign as proof” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[6:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “Let your anger not rage at me, so that I might speak only this once.”

[6:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “let the fleece alone be dry, while dew is on all the ground.”