Judges 6:27

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gideon	גִּדְע֜וֹן gid.'on	H1439	Gidon · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ten	עֲשָׂרָ֤ה 'a.sa.Rah	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	אֲנָשִׁים֙ 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
servants	מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו me.'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
did	וַיַּ֕עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
feared	יָרֵא֩ ya.Re'	H3372	to fear · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
father’s	אָבִ֜יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
household	בֵּ֨ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
city	הָעִ֛יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
do	מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת me.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
day	יוֹמָ֖ם yo.Mam	H3119	daily · adverb
did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
night	לָֽיְלָה La.ye.lah	H3915	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

John 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
1 Thessalonians 2:4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
Deuteronomy 4:1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in an…
Psalms 112:5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles t…
John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Galatians 1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:25-32

Here, I. Orders are given to Gideon to begin his government with the reformation of his father's house, Jdg 6:25, Jdg 6:26. A correspondence being settled between God and Gideon, by the appearance of the angel to him, it was kept up in another way; the same night after he had seen God, when he was full of thoughts concerning what had passed, which probably he had not yet communicated to any, The Lord said unto him in a dream, Do so and so. Note, God's visits, if gratefully received, shall be graciously repeated. Bid God welcome, and he will come again. Gideon is appointed, 1. To throw down Baal's altar, which it seems hi father had, either for his own house or perhaps for the whole town. See…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:25

Take thy father's . . . second bullock--The Midianites had probably reduced the family herd; or, as Gideon's father was addicted to idolatry, the best may have been fattened for the service of Baal; so that the second was the only remaining one fit for sacrifice to God. throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath--standing upon his ground, though kept for the common use of the townsmen. cut down the grove that is by it--dedicated to Ashtaroth. With the aid of ten confidential servants he demolished the one altar and raised on the appointed spot the altar of the Lord; but, for fear of opposition, the work had to be done under cover of night. A violent commotion was excited next day,…

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John Gill on Judges 6:27

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants,.... Not only whom he could command, but could confide in, and whom he knew would cheerfully engage in this work, being like himself, who had not bowed the knee to Baal; and as there was much work to do, and it required dispatch, such a number was necessary; since he had not only the altar of Baal to throw down, and his grove or idol to cut down, but an altar to build, and a sacrifice to be taken and offered: and did as the Lord had said unto him; all the above things, he set about them at once, and dispatched them all in one night; so ready and cheerful was he in obedience to the divine command: and so it was, because he feared his father's househo…

Dictionary and topics

Asherah — And pl. Asherim in Revised Version, instead of “grove” and “groves” of the Authorized Version. This was the name of a sensual Canaanitish goddess Astarte, the feminine of the Assyrian Ishtar. Its…
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…
Altar · Built by Gi — Built by Gi
Altars · Mentioned in scripture: Of Gideon — Mentioned in scripture: Of Gideon
Baal · .Altars of, — .Altars of,
Courage · .Gi — .Gi
Gideon · He — He
Groves · Destroyed by: Gideon — Destroyed by: Gideon
Judge · 5. Gi — 5. Gi
Priests · On special occasions persons not of Aaron’s family acted as — On special occasions persons not of Aaron’s family acted as

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 6:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:25-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:25

John Gill on Judges 6:27

Dictionary and topics

Judges 6:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:25-32

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:25

John Gill on Judges 6:27

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 6:11-32

Rashi on Judges 6:26