Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” New Living Translation Then Gideon said to God, “Please don’t be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.” English Standard Version Then Gideon said to God, “Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me, but let me speak just once more: Let me test, I pray, just once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, but on all the ground let there be dew.” New American Standard Bible Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me, so that I may speak only one more time; please let me put You to the test only one more time with the fleece: let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.” NASB 1995 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece, let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.” NASB 1977 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Thine anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece, let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.” Amplified Bible Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let your anger burn against me, so that I may speak once more. Please let me make a test once more with the fleece; now let only the fleece be dry, and let there be dew on all the ground.” Christian Standard Bible Gideon then said to God, “Don’t be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me to make one more test with the fleece. Let it remain dry, and the dew be all over the ground.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Gideon then said to God, “Don’t be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me to make one more test with the fleece. Let it remain dry, and the dew be all over the ground.” American Standard Version And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Gedun said to God: “Do not let your wrath be hot against me, and I shall speak this time only. I shall test again this time with a fleece. It shall be dry on the fleece alone and upon all the ground there shall be dew” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Gedeon said to God, Let not, I pray thee, thine anger be kindled with me, and I will speak yet once; I will even yet make one trial more with the fleece: let now the drought be upon the fleece only, and let there be dew on all the ground. Contemporary English Version But Gideon prayed to God again. "Don't be angry with me," Gideon said. "Let me try this just one more time, so I'll really be sure you'll help me. Only this time, let the skin be dry and the stone floor be wet." Douay-Rheims Bible And he said again to God: let not thy wrath be kindled against me if I try once more, seeking a sign in the fleece. I pray that the fleece only may be dry, and all the ground wet with dew. English Revised Version And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Gideon said to God, "Don't be angry with me. But let me ask one more thing. Let me make one more test with the wool. Let the wool be dry while all the ground is covered with dew." Good News Translation Then Gideon said to God, "Don't be angry with me; let me speak just once more. Please let me make one more test with the wool. This time let the wool be dry, and the ground be wet." International Standard Version Then Gideon told God, "Don't let yourself be angry with me! I want to ask you once again: please let me make a test with the fleece just once more. Cause it to be dry only on the fleece, but let there be dew all around on the ground." JPS Tanakh 1917 And Gideon said unto God: 'Let not Thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, 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.' Literal Standard Version And Gideon says to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me, and I only speak this time; please let me try only this time with the fleece—please let there be only dryness on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the earth.” Majority Standard Bible 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.” New American Bible Gideon then said to God, “Do not be angry with me if I speak once more. Let me make just one more test with the fleece. Let the fleece alone be dry, but let there be dew on all the ground.” NET Bible Gideon said to God, "Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. 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." New Revised Standard Version Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let your anger burn against me, let me speak one more time; let me, please, make trial with the fleece just once more; let it be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.” New Heart English Bible Gideon said to God, "Do not let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make one more test with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew." Webster's Bible Translation And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: Let me make trial, 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. World English Bible Gideon said to God, “Don’t let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece. Let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.” Young's Literal Translation And Gideon saith unto God, 'Let not Thine anger burn against me, and I speak only this time; let me try, I pray Thee, only this time with the fleece -- let there be, I pray Thee, drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth let there be dew.' Additional Translations ... Context The Sign of the Fleece…38And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water. 39Then 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.” 40And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.… Cross References Genesis 18:32 Finally, Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?" And He answered, "On account of the ten, I will not destroy it." 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 6:40 And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground. Treasury of Scripture And Gideon said to God, Let not your anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray you, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew. let not thine Genesis 18:32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. dry Psalm 107:33-35 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; … Isaiah 35:6,7 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert… Isaiah 43:19,20 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert… Jump to Previous Anger Burn Dew Dry Hot Kindled Once Please Prove Speak Test TrialJump to Next Anger Burn Dew Dry Hot Kindled Once Please Prove Speak Test TrialJudges 6 1. The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian8. A prophet rebukes them 11. An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance 17. Gideon's present is consumed with fire 24. Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom 28. Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal 33. Gideon's army 36. Gideon's signs (39) Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once.--The phrase is the same as in Genesis 18:32. The word rendered "anger" is literally nose. The Hebrew language is very picturesque in its metaphors, and "anger" is so often expressed by the dilatation of the nostrils, that "nose" became a graphic term for anger, as it is to this day in many Eastern languages. I have given some illustrations in my Language and Languages, p. 197, &c. Hebrew Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙ (giḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to God, הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative “Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not be angry יִ֤חַר (yi·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy with me; בִּ֔י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew let me speak וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה (wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue one more time. אַ֣ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely Please allow me נָּא־ (nā-) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' one more הַפַּ֙עַם֙ (hap·pa·‘am) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence test אֲנַסֶּ֤ה (’ă·nas·seh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt with the fleece. בַּגִּזָּ֔ה (bag·giz·zāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1492: A fleece This time נָ֨א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let it be יְהִי־ (yə·hî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be dry, חֹ֤רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2721: Dryness, drought, heat and the ground הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land be יִֽהְיֶה־ (yih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be covered כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every with dew.” טָּֽל׃ (ṭāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2919: Night mist, dew Links Judges 6:39 NIVJudges 6:39 NLT Judges 6:39 ESV Judges 6:39 NASB Judges 6:39 KJV Judges 6:39 BibleApps.com Judges 6:39 Biblia Paralela Judges 6:39 Chinese Bible Judges 6:39 French Bible Judges 6:39 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 6:39 Gideon said to God Don't let your (Jd Judg. 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