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And it wasוַיְהִיso.כֵןHe rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםthe next dayמִמָּחֳרָתand squeezedוַיָּזַרthe fleece,אֶת הַגִּזָּהand he wrung outוַיִּמֶץdewטַלfromמִןthe fleece,הַגִּזָּהa fullמְלוֹאbowlהַסֵּפֶלof water.מָיִם
Judges 6:38
Study it in the app“And it was so. He rose early the next day and squeezed the fleece, and he wrung out dew from the fleece, a full bowl of water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 6:38, word by word
- And it wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- He rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkem” appears- the next dayמָּחֳרָתmachorat
next day
The next day, tomorrow.
Where else “machorat” appears- and squeezedיָּזַרyazar
squeeze
Squeeze, press something to get out what is inside.
Where else “yazar” appears- the fleeceגִּזָּהgiza
fleece
Fleece: the wool shorn from a sheep at one time, all in one piece.
Where else “giza” appears- and he wrung outיִּמֶץyimets
drain, squeeze out
Squeeze out, wring out until all the liquid is gone; drain.
Where else “yimets” appears- dewטַלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- a fullמְלוֹאmelo
handful
What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.
Where else “melo” appears- bowlסֵּפֶלsefel
bowl
Bowl: a deep vessel. It appears only in Judges 5:25 and Judges 6:38.
Where else “sefel” appears- of waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
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.”
38 · This verse (above)
39Gideon said to Elohim, “Do not let your anger burn against me, and let me speak just this time. Please let me test just this time with the fleece: please let there be dryness on the fleece alone, and on all the land let there be dew.”