KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 6:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
The angel of Yahweh 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Judges 6
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;
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.
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?
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וַיָּבֹ֞אH935 · boto come (in): comeמַלְאַ֣ךְH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellתַּ֤חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהָֽאֵלָה֙H424 · e.lahoakאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּעָפְרָ֔הH6084 · oph.rahOphrahאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichלְיוֹאָ֖שׁH3101 · yo.ashJoashאֲבִ֣יH33 · a.vi ha.ez.riAbiezriteהָֽעֶזְרִ֑יH33 · a.vi ha.ez.riAbiezriteוְגִדְע֣וֹןH1439 · gid.onGideonבְּנ֗וֹH1121 · benson: childחֹבֵ֤טH2251 · cha.vatto beatחִטִּים֙H2406 · chit.tahwheatבַּגַּ֔תH1660 · gatwine pressלְהָנִ֖יסH5127 · nusto fleeמִפְּנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמִדְיָֽן׃H4080 · mid.yanMidian
Cross-references
Joshua 17:2There 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.Hebrews 11:32And 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:Judges 13:3And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.Judges 8:2And 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?Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.Genesis 16:7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.Genesis 48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.Judges 6:14-16And 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?Judges 13:18-20And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?Judges 2:1-5And 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.Judges 5:23Curse 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.Joshua 18:23And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
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