Judges 6:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
didוַיַּ֧עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
soכֵּ֖ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
that night;בַּלַּ֣יְלָה
(bal·lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
for it was dryחֹ֤רֶב
(cho·rev)
2721a: dryness, drought, heatfrom chareb
onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּ
(le·vad·dah,)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
on the fleece,הַגִּזָּה֙
(hag·giz·zah)
1492: a fleecefrom gazaz
and dewטָֽל׃
(tal.)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word
was on allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the ground.הָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
so that night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
for it was dry
choreb  (kho'-reb)
drought or desolation -- desolation, drought, dry, heat, utterly, waste.
upon the fleece
gazzah  (gaz-zaw')
a fleece -- fleece.
only and there was dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
on all the ground
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
God did so that night; for it was dry only on the fleece, and dew was on all the ground.

King James Bible
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
That night God did as Gideon requested: only the fleece was dry, and dew was all over the ground.

International Standard Version
And God did it just like that later that night. It was dry only on the fleece, but dew was all around on the ground.

NET Bible
That night God did as he asked. Only the fleece was dry and the ground around it was covered with dew.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
During the night, God did what Gideon asked. The wool was dry, but all the ground was covered with dew.

King James 2000 Bible
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
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