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Judges 6:27-29
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27 So Gideon took ten of his servants[a] and did just as the Lord had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family[b] and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime.[c]

28 When the men of the city got up the next morning, they saw[d] the Baal altar pulled down, the nearby Asherah pole cut down, and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar. 29 They said to one another,[e] “Who did this?”[f] They investigated the matter thoroughly[g] and concluded[h] that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

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  1. Judges 6:27 tn Heb “men from among his servants.”
  2. Judges 6:27 tn Heb “house.”
  3. Judges 6:27 tn Heb “so he did it at night.”
  4. Judges 6:28 tn Heb “look!” The narrator uses this word to invite his audience/readers to view the scene through the eyes of the men.
  5. Judges 6:29 tn Heb “each one to his neighbor.”
  6. Judges 6:29 tn Heb “this thing.”
  7. Judges 6:29 tn Heb “they inquired and searched.” The synonyms are joined to emphasize the care with which they conducted their inquiry.
  8. Judges 6:29 tn Heb “and said.” Perhaps the plural subject is indefinite. If so, it could be translated, “they were told.”
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