1	And the children of Israel did# evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered# them into the hand of Midian seven years.
			2	And the hand of Midian prevailed# against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made# them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. [prevailed: Heb. was strong]
			3	And so it was, when Israel had sown# , that the Midianites came up# , and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up# against them;
			4	And they encamped# against them, and destroyed# the increase of the earth, till thou come# unto Gaza, and left# no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. [sheep: or goat]
			5	For they came up# with their cattle and their tents, and they came# # # # as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered# into the land to destroy# it.
			6	And Israel was greatly impoverished# because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried# unto the LORD.
			7	And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried# unto the LORD because of the Midianites,
			8	That the LORD sent# a prophet# unto the children of Israel, which said# unto them, Thus saith# the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up# from Egypt, and brought you forth# out of the house of bondage; [a prophet: Heb. a man a prophet]
			9	And I delivered# you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed# you, and drave them out# from before you, and gave# you their land;
			10	And I said# unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear# not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell# : but ye have not obeyed# my voice.
			11	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. [Gideon: Gr. Gedeon] [to hide...: Heb. to cause it to flee]
			12	And the angel of the LORD appeared# unto him, and said# unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
			13	And Gideon said# unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen# us? and where be all his miracles# which our fathers told# us of, saying# , Did not the LORD bring us up# from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken# us, and delivered# us into the hands of the Midianites.
			14	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?
			15	And he said# unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save# Israel? behold, my family# # is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. [my family...: Heb. my thousand is the meanest]
			16	And the LORD said# unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite# the Midianites as one man.
			17	And he said# unto him, If now I have found# grace in thy sight, then shew# me a sign that thou talkest# with me.
			18	Depart# not hence, I pray thee, until I come# unto thee, and bring forth# my present, and set# it before thee. And he said# , I will tarry# until thou come again# . [present: or, meat offering]
			19	And Gideon went in# , and made ready# a kid# , and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put# in a basket, and he put# the broth in a pot, and brought it out# unto him under the oak, and presented# it . [a kid: Heb. a kid of the goats]
			20	And the angel of God said# unto him, Take# the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay# them upon this rock, and pour out# the broth. And he did# so.
			21	Then the angel of the LORD put forth# the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched# the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up# fire out of the rock, and consumed# the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed# out of his sight.
			22	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.
			23	And the LORD said# unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear# not: thou shalt not die# .
			24	Then Gideon built# an altar there unto the LORD, and called# it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. [Jehovahshalom: that is, The LORD send peace]
			25	And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said# unto him, Take# thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down# the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down# the grove that is by it: [even: or, and]
			26	And build# an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take# the second bullock, and offer# a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down# . [rock: Heb. strong place] [in the ordered...: or, in an orderly manner]
			27	Then Gideon took# ten men of his servants, and did# as the LORD had said# unto him: and so it was, because he feared# his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do# it by day, that he did# it by night.
			28	And when the men of the city arose early# in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down# , and the grove was cut down# that was by it, and the second bullock was offered# upon the altar that was built# .
			29	And they said# one to another, Who hath done# this thing? And when they enquired# and asked# , they said# , Gideon the son of Joash hath done# this thing.
			30	Then the men of the city said# unto Joash, Bring out# thy son, that he may die# : because he hath cast down# the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down# the grove that was by it.
			31	And Joash said# unto all that stood# against him, Will ye plead# for Baal? will ye save# him? he that will plead# for him, let him be put to death# whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead# for himself, because one hath cast down# his altar.
			32	Therefore on that day he called# him Jerubbaal, saying# , Let Baal plead# against him, because he hath thrown down# his altar. [Jerubbaal: that is, Let Baal plead] [Jerubbesheth: that is, Let the shameful thing plead]
			33	Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered# together, and went over# , and pitched# in the valley of Jezreel.
			34	But the Spirit of the LORD came# upon Gideon, and he blew# a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered# after him. [came...: Heb. clothed] [gathered: Heb. called]
			35	And he sent# messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered# after him: and he sent# messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up# to meet# them. [gathered: Heb. called]
			36	And Gideon said# unto God, If thou wilt save# Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said# ,
			37	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# .
			38	And it was so: for he rose up early# on the morrow, and thrust# the fleece together# , and wringed# the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
			39	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.
			40	And God did# so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.