Judges 6:21

“The angel of YHWH reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire went up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the angel of YHWH went from his sight.”

Judges 6:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 6:21, word by word

The angelמַלְאַךְmalach

angel

A messenger from God, a heavenly being.

Where else “malach” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
reached outיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

stretch out

Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.

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the tipקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

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of the staffמִּשְׁעֶנֶתmishenet

staff

A stick one carries in the hand to lean on while walking.

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was in his handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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and touchedיִּגַּעyiga

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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the meatבָּשָׂרbasar

meat

Meat to eat.

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and the unleavened breadמַּצּוֹתmatsot

unleavened bread

Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.

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and fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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went upתַּעַלtaal

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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the rockצּוּרtsur

rock

A large rock.

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and consumedתֹּאכַלtochal

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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wentהָלַךְhalach

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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from his sightעֵינָיenay

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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The context

20The angel of Elohim said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread and set them on this crag, and pour out the broth.” And he did so.

21 · This verse (above)

22Gideon saw that he was the angel of YHWH, and Gideon said, “Alas, Adonai YHWH! For because of this I have seen the angel of YHWH face to face.”

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