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Judges 6:22

Gideon
FearGod's holiness

20 And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so.

21 Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.

When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”

23 But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.”

24 So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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BSB
When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
KJV
And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
WEB
Gideon saw that he was the LORD’s angel; and Gideon said, “Alas, Lord GOD! Because I have seen the LORD’s angel face to face!”
ASV
And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of Jehovah face to face.
DARBY
And Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! for because I have seen an angel of Jehovah face to face
BLB
And Gideon perceived that it [was] the angel of YHWH. And Gideon said, “Alas, Lord YHWH! For upon that I have seen the angel of YHWH face to face.”
ÅB
Da så Gideon at det var Herrens engel, og han sa: Ve meg, Herre, Herre, jeg som har sett Herrens engel åsyn til åsyn!
OTB
Da Gideon forsto at det var Herrens engel, utbrøt han: “Ve meg, suverene Herre! Jeg har sett Herrens engel ansikt til ansikt!”
B1930
Da så Gideon at det var Herrens engel, og han sa: Ve mig, Herre, Herre, jeg som har sett Herrens engel åsyn til åsyn!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:30

    So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

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  • Exodus 33:20

    But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

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  • Deuteronomy 5:26

    For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

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  • John 1:18

    No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

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  • John 12:41

    Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:5

    At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:

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  • Genesis 16:13

    So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”

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  • Judges 13:21–23

    And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.

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