Judges 6:21

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
angel	מַלְאַ֣ךְ mal.'Akh	H4397	a messenger · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
forth	וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
end	קְצֵ֤ה ke.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · noun, common masculine singular construct
staff	הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ ha.mish.'E.net	H4938	support (abstractly) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
hand	בְּיָד֔וֹ be.ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
touched	וַיִּגַּ֥ע vai.yi.Ga'	H5060	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
flesh	בַּבָּשָׂ֖ר ba.ba.Sar	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cakes	וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹת u.vam.ma.Tzot	H4682	properly · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
up	וַתַּ֨עַל va.Ta.'al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
fire	הָאֵ֜שׁ ha.'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
rock	הַצּ֗וּר ha.Tzur	H6697	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
consumed	וַתֹּ֤אכַל va.To.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
flesh	הַבָּשָׂר֙ ha.ba.Sar	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cakes	הַמַּצּ֔וֹת ha.ma.Tzot	H4682	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
angel	וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ u.mal.'Akh	H4397	a messenger · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
departed	הָלַ֖ךְ ha.Lakh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sight	מֵעֵינָֽיו me.'ei.Nav	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, t…
1 Kings 18:38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that w…
2 Chronicles 7:1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glo…
Judges 13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar.…
1 Chronicles 21:26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:11-24

It is not said what effect the prophet's sermon had upon the people, but we may hope it had a good effect, and that some of them at least repented and reformed upon it; for here, immediately after, we have the dawning of the day of their deliverance, by the effectual calling of Gideon to take upon him the command of their forces against the Midianites. I. The person to be commissioned for this service was Gideon, the son of Joash, Jdg 6:14. The father was now living, but he was passed by, and this honour put upon the son, for the father kept up in his own family the worship of Baal (Jdg 6:25), which we may suppose this son, as far as was in his power, witnessed against. He was of the half tr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:19

Gideon went in, and made ready a kid; . . . the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot--(See on Gen 18:7). The flesh seems to have been roasted, which is done by cutting it into kobab, that is, into small pieces, fixed on a skewer, and put before the fire. The broth was for immediate use; the other, brought in a hand-basket was intended to be a future supply to the traveller. The miraculous fire that consumed it and the vanishing of the stranger, not by walking, but as a spirit in the fire, filled Gideon with awe. A consciousness of demerit fills the heart of every fallen man at the thought of God, with fear of His wrath; and this feeling was increased by a belief prevalent…

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John Gill on Judges 6:21

Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand,.... With which he walked, appearing as a traveller, and which was one reason of Gideon's providing for his refreshment, before he proceeded on in his journey: and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; did not strike the rock with it, as Moses did with his rod, to fetch out water for the Israelites, but touched the provisions brought him; not using it instead of a knife to separate any part of them, but for the working of a miracle, as follows: and there rose up fire out of the rock; had he struck the rock with his staff, the miracle would not have appeared so great, because it might be thought there was a…

Dictionary and topics

Gideon — Called also Jerubbaal (Judg. 6:29, 32), was the first of the judges whose history is circumstantially narrated (Judg. 6-8). His calling is the commencement of the second period in the history of the…
Altars · Natural rocks sometimes used as — Natural rocks sometimes used as
Angel (Holy Trinity) · . — .
Communion · .Gi — .Gi
Fire · Miraculous: Consumed the sacrifice of Gideon — Miraculous: Consumed the sacrifice of Gideon
Gideon · Angel attests the — Angel attests the
God · .To Gi — .To Gi
Judge · 5. Gi — 5. Gi
Kirjath-Jearim · General references — General references
Rocks · Used as: Altars — Used as: Altars

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 6:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:11-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:19

John Gill on Judges 6:21

Dictionary and topics

Judges 6:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:11-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:19

John Gill on Judges 6:21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 6:11-32

Rashi on Judges 6:19