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Bible in Basic English
And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.
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 Version
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Holman 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.
A Conservative Version
And God did so that night, for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
American Standard Version
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Amplified
God did so that night; for it was dry only on the fleece, and there was dew on all the ground [around it].
Darby Translation
And God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will do so in that night: and there will be dryness to the fleece only, and upon all the earth was dew.
King James 2000
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God did so that night; only the fleece was dry, and dew was on all the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And God did so that night. For it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God did so that same night: so that it was dry upon the fleece only, and on all the ground about, dew.
NET Bible
That night God did as he asked. Only the fleece was dry and the ground around it was covered with dew.
New Heart English Bible
God did so that night, for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew all over the ground.
The Emphasized Bible
And God did so on that night, - and it was dry on the fleece alone, while, on all the ground, there was dew.
Webster
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
World English Bible
God did so that night: for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Gideon's fleece
Condescension of God » Indulges gideon's tests
Decision » Instances of » gideon
Dew » Miraculous profusion and absence of
Faith » Trial of » Gideon, when commanded to deliver israel
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Dew on gideon's fleece
Miracles » Catalogue of » Dew on gideon's fleece
Night » Frequently » Accompanied by heavy dews
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » gideon
Prayer » Answered » Gideon, asking for the token of dew
Prayer » Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 6:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gideon Tests Yahweh With The Fleece
39 Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew. 40 And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.