Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיheהוּאwas the angelמַלְאַךְof YHWH,יְהוָהand Gideonוַ גִּדְעוֹןsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Alas,אֲהָהּAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH!יְהוִהForכִּיbecause of thisעַל כֵּןI have seenרָאִיתִיthe angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהfaceפָּנִיםtoאֶלface.”פָּנִים
Judges 6:22
Study it in the app“Gideon 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 6:22, word by word
- Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgidon
Gideon
Gideon, son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh; a judge who saved Israel from Midian. The name means "one who cuts down." He is also called Jerubbaal.
Where else “gidon” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- was 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Alasאֲהָהּahah
alas
Alas!: a cry of pain or distress.
Where else “ahah” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- faceפָּנִיםpanim
presence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “panim” appears
Translation note
Gideon fears that he will die for having seen God’s envoy up close (compare Exodus 33:20; Judges 13:22).
The context
21The 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.
22 · This verse (above)
23YHWH said to him, “Peace to you; do not be afraid; you will not die.”