Judges 6:8

A PROPHET. Hebrew "a man (' _ish,_ App-14.). prophet" GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. FROM EGYPT. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "from the land of Egypt". BONDAGE. Hebrew bondmen. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct). App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]

Judges 6:11

AN OAK. the oak, as being well known. JOASH. Jehovah gave. GIDEON. cutter down. BY THE WINEPRESS. in the winepress. Shows the straits of the people. Compare verses: Judges 6:2. Threshing-floor exposed, winepress sunk in ground.... [ Continue Reading ]

Judges 6:12

ANGEL OF THE LORD. angel of Jehovah: i.e. the Covenant God "with" His servant (Gideon). Compare Judges 6:20. angel of Elohim, the Creator working. miracle for His creature. MIGHTY MAN. Hebrew. _gibbor._... [ Continue Reading ]

Judges 6:15

MY LORD*. This is one of the 134 places where the primitive text "Jehovah" has been altered to "Adonai" See App-32. BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ FAMILY. thousand (1 Samuel 10:19). POOR. the meanest.... [ Continue Reading ]

Judges 6:19

KID. kid of the goats. UNLEAVENED. For offering: quickly made. EPHAH. See App-51. A BASKET. the tray. Hebrew. _sal,_ always connected with royalty, or sacrifice. A POT. the pot.... [ Continue Reading ]

Judges 6:34

SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ See App-9. CAME UPON. clothed (1 Chronicles 12:18; 2 Chronicles 24:20). Hebrew. _labash,_ to put on so as to fill. GATHERED: gathered by proclamation.... [ Continue Reading ]

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