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**children** = sous.
**evil.** Hebrew. *ra'a'* . App-44 .
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .

**and** = the.

**grasshoppers** = locusts.

**a prophet.** Hebrew "a man (' *ish,* App-14 .) a prophet"
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .
**from Egypt.** Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "from the land of Egypt".
**bondage.** Hebrew bondmen. Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct). App-6 .

**an oak** = the oak, as being well known.
**Joash** = Jehovah gave.
**Gideon** = cutter down.
**by the winepress** = in the winepress. Shows the straits of the people. Compare verses: [Judges 6:2-6](../../../kjv/judges/6/2-6) . Threshing-floor exposed, winepress sunk in ground.

**Angel of the LORD** = angel of Jehovah: i.e. the Covenant God "with" His servant (Gideon). Compare [Judges 6:20](../../../kjv/judges/6/20) = angel of Elohim, the Creator working a miracle for His creature.
**mighty man.** Hebrew. *gibbor.*

**my Lord** = *Adonai* . App-4 .

**thy might.** His might lay in the knowledge of Jehovah's strength ([Judges 6:13](../../../kjv/judges/6/13) ) and his own weakness.

**my LORD*.** This is one of the 134 places where the primitive text "Jehovah" has been altered to "Adonai" See App-32 .
**behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.*
**family** = thousand ([1 Samuel 10:19](../../../kjv/1-samuel/10/19) ).
**poor** = the meanest.

**I will be With thee.** Compare [Exodus 3:12](../../../kjv/exodus/3/12) .[Isaiah 7:14](../../../kjv/isaiah/7/14) .[Matthew 1:23](../../../kjv/matthew/1/23) .

**Thou talkest.** Supply Figure of speech *Ellipsis* ( App-6 ) thus: "Thou [art Jehovah Who] talkest".

**present** = Hebrew. *minhah.* App-43 .

**kid** = kid of the goats.
**unleavened.** For offering: quickly made.
**ephah.** See App-51 .
**a basket** = the tray. Hebrew. *sal,* always connected with royalty, or sacrifice.
**a pot** = the pot.

**God** = Elohim. See note on [Judges 6:12](../../../kjv/judges/6/12) , above.
**this** = you.

**rose up fire.** This fire was the token of Jehovah's acceptance. See note on "respect", [Genesis 4:4](../../../kjv/genesis/4/4) .
**fire** = the fire.

**O Lord GOD** = O Adonai Jehovah. App-4 , (2).
**for because** = forasmuch as.

**Jehovah-shalom.** Jehovah [gives] peace. One of the Jehovah titles. See App-4 .

**even** , or "and".
**the grove** = the *'asherah.* See [Exodus 34:13](../../../kjv/exodus/34/13) . App-42 .

**rock** = strong place.
**ordered place** , or due order.
**offer.** See App-43 .
**as** = according as.

**Jerubbaal** = Let Baal plead. [1 Samuel 12:11](../../../kjv/1-samuel/12/11) . [2 Samuel 11:21](../../../kjv/2-samuel/11/21) .

**Spirit** = Hebrew. *ruach.* See App-9 .
**came upon** = clothed ([1 Chronicles 12:18](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/12/18) . [2 Chronicles 24:20](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/20) ). Hebrew. *labash,* to put on so as to fill.
**gathered:** gathered by proclamation.

**God.** See note on [Judges 6:12](../../../kjv/judges/6/12) .

**floor** = threshing-floor.

**God** = *ha- Elohim* . The God. App-4 .

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