Judges 6:19
17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
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Compare
- BSB
- So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.
- KJV
- And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
- WEB
- Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.
- ASV
- And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
- DARBY
- And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid of the goats, and an ephah of flour in unleavened cakes: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the terebinth, and presented it.
- BLB
- And Gideon went in and prepared a kid of the goats and an ephah of flour of unleavened [bread]. He put the flesh in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and he brought [them] out to Him, to under the oak, and brought [them] near.
- ÅB
- Så gikk Gideon inn og laget til et kje og en efa mel til usyrede kaker; kjøttet la han i en kurv, og suppen hadde han i en krukke og bar det ut til ham under eken og satte det fram.
- OTB
- Gideon gikk inn, tilberedte en ung geit, og av en efa mel laget han usyret brød. Han la kjøttet i en kurv og suppen i en gryte, og brakte dem ut og ofret dem under eiken.
- B1930
- Så gikk Gideon inn og laget til et kje og en efa mel til usyrede kaker; kjøttet la han i en kurv, og suppen hadde han i en krukke og bar det ut til ham under eken og satte det frem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 18:6–8
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Read in contextLeviticus 2:4
And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
Read in contextJudges 13:15–19
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
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