Judges 6:39
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And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, 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.Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
In other translations
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, 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.Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559גִּדְעוֹןgid'onGideonH1439אֶל־'el-toH413הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אַל־'al-may notH408יִחַרyicharit burnH2734אַפְּךָ'apekhaanger yourH639בִּיbion <the> meוַאֲדַבְּרָהva'adaberahand let me speakH1696אַךְ'akhonlyH389הַפָּעַםhapa'amthis timeH6471אֲנַסֶּה'anasehlet me put to [the] testH5254נָּא־na'-pleaseH4994רַק־rak-onlyH7535הַפַּעַםhapa'amthis timeH6471בַּגִּזָּהbagizahby the fleeceH1492יְהִי־yehi-let it beH1961נָאna'pleaseH4994חֹרֶבchorevdrynessH2721אֶל־'el-toH413הַגִּזָּהhagizahthe fleeceH1492לְבַדָּהּlevadahto alone itH905וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe groundH776יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-let it beH1961טָּל׃taldewH2919
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