Judges 6:40

What does Judges 6:40 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 6:40 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And God did that night as he had requested: and it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

AndGod did so that night, and it was dry upon the fleece only, but on all the ground there was dew.

Context

v.39And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

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