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GideonגִּדְעוֹןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElohim,הָאֱלֹהִים“Ifאִםyou are going to saveיֶשְׁךָ מוֹשִׁיעַIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלby my hand,בְּיָדִיasכַּאֲשֶׁרyou have spoken,דִּבַּרְתָּ
Judges 6:36
Study it in the app“Gideon said to Elohim, “If you are going to save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 6:36, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- you are going to saveמוֹשִׁיעַmoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “moshia” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- by my handיָדִyadi
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appears- you have spokenדִּבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears
The context
35He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and it too was summoned after him; and he sent messengers to Asher, to Zebulun, and to Naphtali, and they came up to meet them.
36 · This verse (above)
37look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and on all the land dryness, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.”