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Judges 6:38

And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
Judges 6:38
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִי־כֵ֕ן וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֖זַר אֶת־הַגִּזָּ֑ה וַיִּ֤מֶץ טַל֙ מִן־הַגִּזָּ֔ה מְל֥וֹא הַסֵּ֖פֶל מָֽיִם׃

  1. וַיְהִי־vay.hi-“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כֵ֕ןkhen“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  3. וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.Kem“and he rose early”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַם · “to rise” · Strong's H7925
  4. מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.Rat“from [the] next day”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מׇחֳרָת · “morrow” · Strong's H4283
  5. וַיָּ֖זַרvai.Ya.zar“and he squeezed out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זוּר · “to crush” · Strong's H2115
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.Zah“the fleece”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גִּזָּה · “fleece” · Strong's H1492
  8. וַיִּ֤מֶץvai.Yi.metz“and he drained”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָה · “to drain” · Strong's H4680
  9. טַל֙tal“dew”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טַל · “dew” · Strong's H2919
  10. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  11. הַגִּזָּ֔הha.gi.Zah“the fleece”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גִּזָּה · “fleece” · Strong's H1492
  12. מְל֥וֹאme.Lo'“[the] fullness of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מְלֹא · “fullness” · Strong's H4393
  13. הַסֵּ֖פֶלha.Se.fel“the bowl”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֵ֫פֶל · “bowl” · Strong's H5602
  14. מָֽיִם׃Ma.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)