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Judges 6:39

Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
Judges 6:39
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר גִּדְעוֹן֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים אַל־יִ֤חַר אַפְּךָ֙ בִּ֔י וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אַ֣ךְ הַפָּ֑עַם אֲנַסֶּ֤ה נָּא־רַק־הַפַּ֙עַם֙ בַּגִּזָּ֔ה יְהִי־נָ֨א חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ יִֽהְיֶה־טָּֽל׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. גִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'On“Gideon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גִּדְעוֹן · “Gideon” · Strong's H1439
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  6. יִ֤חַרYi.char“it burn”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָרָה · “to burn” · Strong's H2734
  7. אַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.Kha“anger your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  8. בִּ֔יBi“on <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  9. וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.Rah“and let me speak”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  10. אַ֣ךְ'akh“only”
    Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
  11. הַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'am“this time”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פַּ֫עַם · “beat” · Strong's H6471
  12. אֲנַסֶּ֤ה'a.na.Seh“let me put to [the] test”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָסָה · “test” · Strong's H5254G
  13. נָּא־na'-“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  14. רַק־rak-“only”
    Adverb · from רַק · “except” · Strong's H7535
  15. הַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'am“this time”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פַּ֫עַם · “beat” · Strong's H6471
  16. בַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.Zah“by the fleece”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גִּזָּה · “fleece” · Strong's H1492
  17. יְהִי־ye.hi-“let it be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  18. נָ֨אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  19. חֹ֤רֶבCho.rev“dryness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫רֶב · “drought” · Strong's H2721A
  20. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  21. הַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.Zah“the fleece”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גִּזָּה · “fleece” · Strong's H1492
  22. לְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.Dah“to alone it”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  23. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  24. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  25. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  26. יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-“let it be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  27. טָּֽל׃Tal“dew”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טַל · “dew” · Strong's H2919
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)