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If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.” <a href="/esv/judges/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.” <a href="/bsb/judges/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” <a href="/kjv/judges/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. <a href="/nkjv/judges/6.htm">New King James Version</a> look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> behold, I am putting a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will save Israel through me, as You have spoken.” <a href="/nasb/judges/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that Thou wilt deliver Israel through me, as Thou hast spoken.” <a href="/lsb/judges/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have spoken.” <a href="/amp/judges/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> behold, I will put a fleece of [freshly sheared] wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and it is dry on all the ground [around it], then I will know that You will rescue Israel through me, as You have said.” <a href="/csb/judges/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put a wool fleece here on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that you will deliver Israel by me, as you said.” <a href="/hcsb/judges/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put a fleece of wool here on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that You will deliver Israel by my strength, as You said.&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken. <a href="/erv/judges/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast spoken. <a href="/gwt/judges/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'll place some wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the wool while all the ground is dry, then I'll know that you will rescue Israel through me, as you said." <a href="/gnt/judges/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Well, I am putting some wool on the ground where we thresh the wheat. If in the morning there is dew only on the wool but not on the ground, then I will know that you are going to use me to rescue Israel." <a href="/isv/judges/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> then take a look at this wool fleece that I'm placing on the threshing floor. If dew appears only on the fleece—and it's dry on the ground all around it—then I'll know that you'll deliver Israel by my efforts like you've said." <a href="/msb/judges/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.? <a href="/net/judges/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and the ground around it is dry, then I will be sure that you will use me to deliver Israel, as you promised." <a href="/nheb/judges/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> look, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken." <a href="/wbt/judges/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; and if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and it shall be dry upon all the earth besides, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said. <a href="/web/judges/6.htm">World English Bible</a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I’ll know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> behold, I am placing the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if dew is only on the fleece, and dryness on all the earth—then I have known that You save Israel by my hand, as You have spoken”; <a href="/ylt/judges/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> lo, I am placing the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if dew is on the fleece alone, and on all the earth drought -- then I have known that Thou dost save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken;' <a href="/slt/judges/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold me putting a fleece of wool in the threshing-floor, and if the dew shall be upon the fleece only, and upon all the earth dryness, and I knew that thou wilt save Israel by my hand as thou spakest.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I will put this fleece of wool on the floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground beside, I, shall know that by my hand, as thou hast said, thou wilt deliver Israel. <a href="/cpdv/judges/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I will set this wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there will be dew only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that by my hand, as you have said, you will free Israel.” <a href="/nabre/judges/6.htm">New American Bible</a> I am putting this woolen fleece on the threshing floor, and if dew is on the fleece alone, while all the ground is dry, I shall know that you will save Israel through me, as you have said.” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I am going to lay a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; and if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said. <a href="/hpbt/judges/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold I lay down a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there will be dew on the fleece alone and all upon the ground is dry, I will know that you save Israel by my hands, just as you said”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.' <a href="/sep/judges/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> behold, I put the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and drought on all the ground, I shall know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said. <a href="/parallel/judges/6-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=1862" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/6.htm">The Sign of the Fleece</a> …36Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, 37<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">then behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3322.htm" title="3322: maṣ·ṣîḡ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To set, place. A primitive root; to place permanently.">will place</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1492.htm" title="1492: giz·zaṯ (N-fsc) -- A fleece. Feminine from gazaz; a fleece.">a fleece</a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: haṣ·ṣe·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">of wool</a> <a href="/hebrew/1637.htm" title="1637: bag·gō·ren (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Threshing floor. From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing- floor; by analogy, any open area.">on the threshing floor.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: ṭal (N-ms) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇad·dāh (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Separation, a part. ">only</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1492.htm" title="1492: hag·giz·zāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A fleece. Feminine from gazaz; a fleece.">the fleece</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/2721.htm" title="2721: ḥō·reḇ (N-ms) -- Dryness, drought, heat. A collaterally form of chereb; drought or desolation.">is dry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏa‘·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">then I will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: ṯō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">You are going to save</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">by my hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">You have said.”</a> 38And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Genesis 18:32</a> Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.” <a href="/exodus/4-1.htm">Exodus 4:1-5</a> Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’” / And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. ... <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-38</a> At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” / Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. <a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm">2 Kings 20:8-11</a> Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?” / And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?” / “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.” ... <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Isaiah 7:11-14</a> “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” / But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” / Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well? ... <a href="/matthew/12-38.htm">Matthew 12:38-40</a> Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” / Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1-4</a> Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. / But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ / and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times. ... <a href="/luke/1-18.htm">Luke 1:18-20</a> “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.” / “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. / And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.” <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Luke 11:29-30</a> As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. <a href="/john/2-18.htm">John 2:18-19</a> On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?” / Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” <a href="/john/20-24.htm">John 20:24-29</a> Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. / So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.” / Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” ... <a href="/acts/1-24.htm">Acts 1:24-26</a> And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen / to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.” / Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles. <a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19-21</a> Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-22.htm">1 Corinthians 1:22</a> Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the earth beside, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.behold<a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a> My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:<a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6</a> He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.<a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3,4</a> Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth… only<a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19,20</a> He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel… <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5,6</a> These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: … <a href="/matthew/15-24.htm">Matthew 15:24</a> But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/22-29.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Laying</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Save</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-4.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Wool</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/8-26.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/judges/6-39.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/judges/6-40.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Laying</a> <a href="/judges/9-52.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/judges/10-12.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-17.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/judges/8-16.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Wool</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 6</div>1. <a href="/judges/6-1.htm">The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian</a> 8. <a href="/judges/6-8.htm">A prophet rebukes them</a> 11. <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance</a> 17. <a href="/judges/6-17.htm">Gideon's present is consumed with fire</a> 24. <a href="/judges/6-24.htm">Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom</a> 28. <a href="/judges/6-28.htm">Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal</a> 33. <a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Gideon's army</a> 36. <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Gideon's signs</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. In this passage, Gideon seeks confirmation from God regarding his calling to save Israel. The use of a fleece of wool is significant, as wool was a common material in ancient Israel, symbolizing purity and sacrifice. The threshing floor, a place where grain was separated from chaff, represents a site of judgment and decision, often used in biblical narratives to signify divine intervention (e.g., <a href="/ruth/3-6.htm">Ruth 3:6-9</a>, <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18-25</a>). Gideon's act of placing the fleece here indicates a desire for a clear sign from God in a place associated with divine activity.If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, Dew in the Bible often symbolizes divine blessing and favor (<a href="/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28</a>, <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5</a>). Gideon's request for dew to appear only on the fleece while the surrounding ground remains dry is a test of God's power over nature, reminiscent of Elijah's challenge to the prophets of Baal (<a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm">1 Kings 18:20-40</a>). This specific request highlights Gideon's need for a miraculous sign to confirm God's promise, reflecting human doubt and the need for reassurance in the face of overwhelming tasks.then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, Gideon's statement underscores the theme of divine deliverance throughout the Book of Judges. The phrase "by my hand" indicates Gideon's role as an instrument of God's salvation, a common motif where God uses unlikely individuals to achieve His purposes (e.g., Moses in Exodus, David in 1 Samuel). This reflects the biblical principle that God empowers the humble and the weak to accomplish His will (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a>).as You have said.” This phrase emphasizes the importance of God's word and promises. Gideon's reference to what God has said points to the reliability and faithfulness of God's declarations. It echoes the biblical theme that God's word is trustworthy and will accomplish what it intends (<a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>). This assurance is foundational for faith, as seen in the lives of other biblical figures who acted on God's promises, such as Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-4</a>) and Mary (<a href="/luke/1-38.htm">Luke 1:38</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> A judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. He is known for his cautious and questioning nature, seeking confirmation from God. 2. <a href="/topical/f/fleece_of_wool.htm">Fleece of Wool</a> The object used by Gideon to seek a sign from God. It symbolizes Gideon's need for assurance and God's willingness to provide it. 3. <a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor.htm">Threshing Floor</a> The location where Gideon placed the fleece. Threshing floors were open areas used for separating grain from chaff, symbolizing a place of decision and revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a> The oppressors of Israel during Gideon's time. Their oppression led to Israel's cry for deliverance, setting the stage for Gideon's leadership. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dew.htm">Dew</a> Represents the miraculous sign Gideon requested from God. Dew on the fleece while the ground remained dry was a supernatural confirmation of God's promise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/seeking_assurance_from_god.htm">Seeking Assurance from God</a> It's natural to seek confirmation from God when faced with daunting tasks. Gideon's request for a sign shows that God understands our need for assurance and is patient with our doubts. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_with_our_doubts.htm">God's Patience with Our Doubts</a> God did not rebuke Gideon for his request but graciously provided the sign. This teaches us about God's patience and willingness to meet us where we are in our faith journey. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> While Gideon sought signs, he ultimately acted on God's command. Our faith should lead to action, trusting in God's promises even when we seek confirmation. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Gideon's account reminds us that obedience to God's call is crucial, even when we feel inadequate or uncertain. God equips those He calls. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> The miracle of the dew on the fleece demonstrates God's control over nature and His ability to intervene in our lives in supernatural ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 6</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_'fleece'.htm">What does the Bible say about 'putting out a fleece'?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_gideon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_the_fleece_miracle_explained.htm">Judges 6:36-40: How can the miracle of the fleece being wet while the ground stayed dry (and vice versa) be explained or verified?</a> <a href="/q/summarize_gideon's_bible_story..htm">What is the summary of Gideon's story in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) A fleece of wool.--In works of art this is sometimes represented as an entire sheepskin, probably from an erroneous explanation of the Vulgate, Vellus lanae, and from Luther's rendering, ein Fell mit der Wolle. But the English version is correct.In the floor.--i.e., on the open threshing-floor. (See Note on <a href="/judges/6-11.htm" title="And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.">Judges 6:11</a>, and comp. <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm" title="The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.">Psalm 1:4</a>; <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm" title="Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.">Hosea 13:3</a>.)If the dew be on the fleece only.--The very fact that this circumstance might be a purely natural result only shows the simple truthfulness of the narrative. Gideon would hardly have asked for this sign if he had been aware that, taken alone, it would be no sign of supernatural guidance. Bishop Hervey quotes Lord Bacon, who says (Nat Hist.) that "Sailors have used every night to hang fleeces of wool on the sides of their ships towards the water, and they have crushed fresh water out of them in the morning." Every one must have noticed flocks of wool on the hedges, sparkling with dewdrops long after the dew on the leaves around them has evaporated. In <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm" title="He shall come down like rain on the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.">Psalm 72:6</a> (Prayer Book), "He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool," the Hebrew word is the same as here, and the ancient version takes it in the same sense (LXX., epi plokon; Vulg., in vellus); but perhaps the true sense is there "mown grass," as in <a href="/amos/7-1.htm" title="Thus has the Lord GOD showed to me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, see, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.">Amos 7:1</a> (mowings). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 37-40. - It is difficult to guess what led to this somewhat quaint sign which Gideon asked. Possibly the dews were usually heavy upon the hill of Gilead (<a href="/judges/7-3.htm">Judges 7:3</a>, note) where Gideon was encamped, as they seem to have been on Mount Gilboa (<a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">2 Samuel 1:21</a>) and on Hermon (<a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3</a>), and sheep-skins may have been a common protection against the cold nights, as in Afghanistan; and he may have noticed how often in the morning both the skin that covered him, and the ground around, was wet with the heavy dew. And this may have suggested the double test, by which his faith was, through God's condescending mercy, confirmed and established. <a href="/commentaries/judges/6-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>then behold, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I אָנֹכִ֗י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I will place מַצִּ֛יג (maṣ·ṣîḡ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3322.htm">Strong's 3322: </a> To place permanently a fleece גִּזַּ֥ת (giz·zaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> A fleece of wool הַצֶּ֖מֶר (haṣ·ṣe·mer) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> Wool on the threshing floor. בַּגֹּ֑רֶן (bag·gō·ren) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1637.htm">Strong's 1637: </a> A threshing-floor, open area If אִ֡ם (’im) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not there is יִהְיֶ֨ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be dew טַל֩ (ṭal) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Night mist, dew only לְבַדָּ֗הּ (lə·ḇad·dāh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of on עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the fleece הַגִּזָּ֜ה (hag·giz·zāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> A fleece and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the ground הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land is dry, חֹ֔רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2721.htm">Strong's 2721: </a> Dryness, drought, heat then I will know וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י (wə·yā·ḏa‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You will deliver תוֹשִׁ֧יעַ (ṯō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc by my hand, בְּיָדִ֛י (bə·yā·ḏî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that You have said.? דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">OT History: Judges 6:37 Behold I will put a fleece (Jd Judg. 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