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Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. <a href="/esv/judges/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now the angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/bsb/judges/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/kjv/judges/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/nkjv/judges/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/nasb_/judges/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites. <a href="/nasb/judges/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the angel of the LORD came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites. <a href="/nasb77/judges/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the angel of the LORD came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites. <a href="/lsb/judges/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the angel of Yahweh came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to preserve it from the Midianites. <a href="/amp/judges/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, and his son Gideon was beating wheat in the wine press [instead of the threshing floor] to [hide it and] save it from the Midianites. <a href="/csb/judges/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The angel of the LORD came, and he sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the winepress in order to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/hcsb/judges/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The Angel of the LORD came, and He sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the wine vat in order to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/asv/judges/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the angel of Jehovah came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/cev/judges/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One day an angel from the LORD went to the town of Ophrah and sat down under the big tree that belonged to Joash, a member of the Abiezer clan. Joash's son Gideon was nearby, threshing grain in a shallow pit, where he could not be seen by the Midianites. <a href="/erv/judges/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the angel of the LORD came and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/gwt/judges/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Messenger of the LORD came and sat under the oak tree in Ophrah that belonged to Joash from Abiezer's family. Joash's son Gideon was beating out wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/gnt/judges/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the LORD's angel came to the village of Ophrah and sat under the oak tree that belonged to Joash, a man of the clan of Abiezer. His son Gideon was threshing some wheat secretly in a wine press, so that the Midianites would not see him. <a href="/isv/judges/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> After this, the angel of the LORD arrived and sat down in the shade of the oak tree in Ophrah that belonged to Joash, a descendant of Abiezer, while his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a wine press in order to safeguard it from the Midianites. <a href="/msb/judges/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/net/judges/6.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD's angelic messenger came and sat down under the oak tree in Ophrah owned by Joash the Abiezrite. He arrived while Joash's son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress so he could hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/nheb/judges/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The angel of the LORD came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/wbt/judges/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon thrashed wheat by the wine-press, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/web/judges/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh’s angel came and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the Messenger of YHWH comes and sits under the oak which [is] in Ophrah, which [is] to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and his son Gideon is beating out wheat in the winepress, to remove [it] from the presence of the Midianites; <a href="/ylt/judges/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and sitteth under the oak which is in Ophrah, which is to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and Gideon his son is beating out wheat in the wine-press, to remove it from the presence of the Midianites; <a href="/slt/judges/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And a messenger of Jehovah will come and sit under an oak which is in Ophrah, which is to Joash, father of Ezri: and Gideon his son threshed wheat in the wine press to place in safety from the face of Midian.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And an angel of the Lord came, and sat under an oak, that was in Ephra, and belonged to Joas the father of the family of Ezri. And when Gedeon his son was threshing and cleansing wheat by the winepress, to flee from Madian, <a href="/cpdv/judges/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then an Angel of the Lord arrived, and he sat under an oak tree, which was at Ophrah, and which belonged to Joash, the father of the family of Ezri. And while his son Gideon was threshing and cleaning the grain at the winepress, so that he might flee from Midian, <a href="/nabre/judges/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the messenger of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. Joash’s son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press to save it from the Midianites, <a href="/nrsvce/judges/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now the angel of the LORD came and sat under the oak at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was at Ophrah, the town of Joash the father of Azri; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/hpbt/judges/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH came and dwelt under the Oak that is in Uphra, the town of Yoash, the father of Ezri, and Gedun his son was threshing wheat in a wine press, that he would escape from before the Midianites<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the angel of the LORD came, and sat under the terebinth which was in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. <a href="/sep/judges/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And an angel of the Lord came, and sat down under the fir tree, which was in Ephratha in the land of Joas father of Esdri; and Gedeon his son was threshing wheat in a wine-press in order to escape from the face of Madiam. <a href="/parallel/judges/6-11.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=1566" 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 Call of Gideon</a> 11<a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’aḵ (N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">Then the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and sat down</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under</a> <a href="/hebrew/424.htm" title="424: hā·’ê·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A terebinth. Feminine of 'ayil; an oak or other strong tree.">the oak</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6084.htm" title="6084: bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- An Israelite, also two places in Isr. Feminine of opher; female fawn; Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine.">in Ophrah</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3101.htm" title="3101: lə·yō·w·’āš (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Joash. Or Yoash; a form of Yhow'ash; Joash, the name of six Israelites.">belonged to Joash</a> <a href="/hebrew/33.htm" title="33: ’ă·ḇîA desc. of Abiezer. From Abiy'ezer with the article inserted; father of the Ezrite; an Abiezrite or descendant of Abiezer."></a> <a href="/hebrew/33.htm" title="33: hā·‘ez·rî (N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Abiezer. From Abiy'ezer with the article inserted; father of the Ezrite; an Abiezrite or descendant of Abiezer.">the Abiezrite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">where his son</a> <a href="/hebrew/1439.htm" title="1439: wə·ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A judge of Isr. From gada'; feller; Gidon, an Israelite.">Gideon</a> <a href="/hebrew/2251.htm" title="2251: ḥō·ḇêṭ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To beat off, beat out. A primitive root; to knock out or off.">was threshing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: ḥiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">wheat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1660.htm" title="1660: bag·gaṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A wine press. Probably from nagan; a wine-press.">in a winepress</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: lə·hā·nîs (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">to hide it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: miḏ·yān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">the Midianites.</a> 12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”…<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="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1-2</a> Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. / There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1-2</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. / And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13-15</a> Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” / “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?” / The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. <a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4-8</a> while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” / Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. ... <a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a> So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. / When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. / Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” ... <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Zechariah 1:8-11</a> I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. / “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” / Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.” ... <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a> I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. <a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Genesis 16:7-11</a> Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur. / “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied. / So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.” ... <a href="/1_samuel/3-21.htm">1 Samuel 3:21</a> And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word. <a href="/luke/1-11.htm">Luke 1:11-13</a> Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. / When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear. / But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30-32</a> After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: / ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/matthew/28-2.htm">Matthew 28:2-5</a> Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. / His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. / The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. ... <a href="/john/20-12.htm">John 20:12</a> and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.an angel<a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Judges 6:14-16</a> And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? … <a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-5</a> And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you… <a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Judges 5:23</a> Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.Abi-ezrite.<a href="/judges/8-2.htm">Judges 8:2</a> And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?<a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a> There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.Gideon.<a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a> And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:hide it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/8-32.htm">Abi-Ezrite</a> <a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-11.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/joshua/21-10.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/judges/6-7.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/judges/6-7.htm">Mid'ianites</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Oak</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Oak-Tree</a> <a href="/joshua/18-23.htm">Ophrah</a> <a href="/judges/3-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Pertained</a> <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Press</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Save</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Terebinth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm">Threshed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Wine-Press</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/8-32.htm">Abi-Ezrite</a> <a href="/judges/6-12.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/judges/9-53.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/judges/21-20.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/judges/6-29.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/judges/6-29.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/judges/6-12.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/judges/6-13.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Mid'ianites</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Oak</a> <a href="/judges/9-37.htm">Oak-Tree</a> <a href="/judges/6-24.htm">Ophrah</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-21.htm">Pertained</a> <a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Press</a> <a href="/judges/13-9.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Terebinth</a> <a href="/ruth/2-17.htm">Threshed</a> <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-27.htm">Wine-Press</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 the angel of the LORD came and sat down The "angel of the LORD" is often understood as a theophany, a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. This divine messenger frequently appears in the Old Testament, bringing messages or deliverance. The act of sitting down suggests a deliberate and purposeful presence, indicating the importance of the forthcoming interaction.under the oak in Ophrah Ophrah is a town in the territory of Manasseh, located in the northern part of Israel. The oak tree is significant in biblical narratives as a place of divine encounters and covenants (e.g., <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Genesis 12:6-7</a>). This setting underlines the sacredness of the moment and the divine appointment taking place.that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite Joash is identified as an Abiezrite, a clan within the tribe of Manasseh. This detail highlights the familial and tribal context of Gideon, emphasizing his roots and the socio-political environment of the time. The Abiezrites were part of the larger narrative of Israel's struggle against foreign oppression.where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress Threshing wheat in a winepress is an unusual activity, as threshing typically occurs in open spaces to allow the wind to separate the grain from the chaff. This indicates the dire circumstances and fear of the Midianite oppression, forcing Gideon to work in secrecy and highlighting the desperation and resourcefulness of the Israelites.to hide it from the Midianites The Midianites were a nomadic people who oppressed Israel during this period, as described earlier in <a href="/judges/6.htm">Judges 6</a>. Their raids devastated the land, leading to widespread fear and poverty. This phrase underscores the severity of the oppression and sets the stage for Gideon's role as a deliverer, foreshadowing his future leadership and God's intervention through him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a> A divine messenger, often considered a theophany, or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ in the Old Testament. The angel's presence signifies God's direct intervention in Israel's plight. 2. <a href="/topical/o/ophrah.htm">Ophrah</a> A town in the territory of Manasseh, significant as the setting for Gideon's calling. It is a place of divine encounter and revelation. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joash_the_abiezrite.htm">Joash the Abiezrite</a> Gideon's father, a member of the Abiezrite clan, which is part of the tribe of Manasseh. His household is central to the account of Gideon's rise. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> The central figure in this passage, Gideon is called by God to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites. His initial actions reveal his cautious and pragmatic nature. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_midianites.htm">The Midianites</a> A nomadic people who oppressed Israel during this period. Their raids led to severe hardship for the Israelites, prompting divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_presence_in_ordinary_places.htm">Divine Presence in Ordinary Places</a> God often meets us in the mundane aspects of life, as He did with Gideon in the winepress. We should be attentive to God's presence in our daily routines. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_fear.htm">Courage in the Face of Fear</a> Gideon's initial fear and hiding reflect our own struggles with fear. Yet, God calls us to step out in faith, trusting in His strength rather than our own. <a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_the_unlikely.htm">God's Use of the Unlikely</a> Gideon was not a mighty warrior by human standards, yet God chose him. This teaches us that God often uses those who seem least likely to accomplish His purposes. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Gideon's account encourages us to act in faith, even when we feel inadequate. Obedience to God's call is crucial, regardless of our perceived limitations. <a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a> Just as God delivered Israel through Gideon, He delivers us from our spiritual enemies. We are reminded of God's power to save and His faithfulness to His promises.<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/how_to_reconcile_gideon's_angel_visit.htm">Judges 6:11–12: How can we reconcile the claim of a physical angelic appearance to Gideon with scientific or historical scrutiny? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_baal's_altar_destruction.htm">Judges 6:25–27: Is there any archaeological evidence supporting the destruction of Baal’s altar in Gideon’s hometown? </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/bible's_view_on_overcoming_shyness.htm">What does the Bible say about overcoming shyness?</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>(11) There came an angel of the Lord.--It is obviously absurd to suppose, as some have done, that a prophet is intended, like the one in <a href="/judges/6-8.htm" title="That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, which said to them, Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;">Judges 6:8</a>. There the word is Nabi, here it is Maleak-Jehovah, as in <a href="/judges/2-1.htm" title="And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.">Judges 2:1</a>. Josephus, when he says that "a phantasm stood by him in the shape of a youth," is merely actuated by his usual desire to give the story as classical an aspect as possible for his Gentile readers.Under an oak.--Rather, under the terebinth (haelah):--some well-known tree beside the altar in Ophrath. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/35-4.htm" title="And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.">Genesis 35:4</a>.)Ophrah.--This Ophrah was in Western Manasseh. There was another in Benjamin (<a href="/joshua/18-23.htm" title="And Avim, and Pharah, and Ophrah,">Joshua 18:23</a>). The name means "fawn," and the place is identified by Van de Velde with Erfai, near the north border of Ephraim.Joash the Abi-ezrite.--Joash was the head of the family which descended from Abiezer, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh (<a href="/numbers/26-30.htm" title="These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:">Numbers 26:30</a>; <a href="/joshua/17-2.htm" title="There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.">Joshua 17:2</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - An angel, etc. Rather, the angel of the Lord, otherwise called "the angel of his presence" (<a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a>). In vers. 14, 16, 23, for the angel of the Lord we have simply the Lord (see <a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1</a>, note). An oak. Rather the oak, or terebinth, as it should be rendered. It was doubtless a well-known tree still standing in the writer's time (see ver. 19). Compare the mention of the oak (terebinth) at Shechem (<a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Genesis 35:4</a>); the great oak (terebinth) in which Absalom was caught (<a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">2 Samuel 18:9</a>); Deborah's palm tree (<a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Judges 4:5</a>, where see note). Observe the simple way in which the ministration of the angel is introduced, as if it were a matter of course in the eyes of him who is the Lord of the millions of the heavenly host, those ministers of his who do his pleasure. Human scepticism, the twin sister of human selfishness, would blot out all creation except itself. To hide it, etc. These graphic touches give a lively picture of the straits to which the Israelites were reduced by the Midianite occupation. <a href="/commentaries/judges/6-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the Angel מַלְאַ֣ךְ (mal·’aḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came וַיָּבֹ֞א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and sat down וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry under תַּ֤חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of the oak הָֽאֵלָה֙ (hā·’ê·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_424.htm">Strong's 424: </a> An oak, other strong tree in Ophrah בְּעָפְרָ֔ה (bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6084.htm">Strong's 6084: </a> Ophrah -- an Israelite, also two places in Israel that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that belonged to Joash לְיוֹאָ֖שׁ (lə·yō·w·’āš) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> Joash the Abiezrite, הָֽעֶזְרִ֑י (hā·‘ez·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_33.htm">Strong's 33: </a> Abiezrites -- a descendant of Abiezer where his son בְּנ֗וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Gideon וְגִדְע֣וֹן (wə·ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1439.htm">Strong's 1439: </a> Gideon -- a judge of Israel was threshing חֹבֵ֤ט (ḥō·ḇêṭ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2251.htm">Strong's 2251: </a> To beat off, beat out wheat חִטִּים֙ (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> Wheat in a winepress בַּגַּ֔ת (bag·gaṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1660.htm">Strong's 1660: </a> A wine-press to hide it לְהָנִ֖יס (lə·hā·nîs) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> To flit, vanish away from מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the Midianites. מִדְיָֽן׃ (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">OT History: Judges 6:11 The angel of Yahweh came and sat (Jd Judg. 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