Judges 6:19

The Call of Gideon · Judges 6:11–24
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Translations

Modern
So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Gideon went in and prepared a kid of the goats and an ephah of flour of unleavened bread. He put the flesh in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and he brought them out to Him, to under the oak, and brought them near.
Latin
Ingressus est itaque Gedeon, et coxit hædum, et de farinæ modio azymos panes: carnesque ponens in canistro, et jus carnium mittens in ollam, tulit omnia sub quercu, et obtulit ei.

Original

Hebrew
English
So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.

Notes

Gideon met the angel of the Lord and became a hero. He destroyed the mixed Baal religion of his family and town. He then called his people to fight for the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon

Events

Measurements

  • an ephah of flour: About 20 qt (22 l)

People

Gideon: Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God

Glossary

Abiezer Abiezrite Amalek, Amalekites Armageddon Asher (Tribe) Gideon Gilead (Place) Joash Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Numbers, Book of Ophrah (Place)

Topics

Altars: Natural Rocks Sometimes Used As Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Gideon Bread: Kinds of Unleavened (Made Without Yeast) Broth: General Scriptures Concerning Communion: Gideon Goat by Gideon God: Appearances of To Gideon Judge: Gideon Measure: An Ephah, Equal to Three Seah, and in Liquid, to a Bath, Containing About a Bushel and a Half Miracles: Convincing Effect of Religious Zeal: Gideon The Goat: The Young of Considered a Delicacy The Oak-Tree: The Ancients often: Rested Under