38. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 6:38:1 ⧉וַיְהִי־כֵ֕ןvayehikhenand it was so Judges 6:38:2 ⧉וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vayashkemand he rose early Judges 6:38:3 ⧉מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmimakhoratfrom the next day or the next morning Judges 6:38:4 ⧉וַיָּ֖זַרvayazarand he pressed out Judges 6:38:5 ⧉אֶת־הַגִּזָּ֑הethagizza{direct object} the fleece Judges 6:38:6 ⧉וַיִּ֤מֶץvayimetsand he wrung out Judges 6:38:7 ⧉טַל֙taldew Judges 6:38:8 ⧉מִן־הַגִּזָּ֔הminhagizzafrom the fleece Judges 6:38:9 ⧉מְל֥וֹאmelofullness of or a full amount of Judges 6:38:10 ⧉הַסֵּ֖פֶלhasefelthe bowl Judges 6:38:11 ⧉מָֽיִם׃mayimwater |
38. Formal Translation And it was so, and he rose early the next day, squeezed the fleece, and wrung out dew from the fleece—filling a bowl with water. |
38. Dynamic Translation That is exactly what happened. Gideon got up early the next morning, squeezed the fleece, and wrung out dew from it, filling a bowl with water. |