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YHWHיְהוָהsaid to him,וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ“Peaceשָׁלוֹםto you;לְךָdo notאַלbe afraid;תִּירָאyou will notלֹאdie.”תָּמוּת
Judges 6:23
Study it in the app“YHWH said to him, “Peace to you; do not be afraid; you will not die.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 6:23, word by word
- 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- said to himיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- be afraidתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- dieתָּמוּתtamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamut” appears
The context
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.”
23 · This verse (above)
24Gideon built there an altar to YHWH and called it YHWH Shalom. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.