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I delivered you from the domination of Egypt and from the domination of all of your oppressors, expelling them right in front of you and giving their land to you. 10 I told you, “I am the Lord your God. You are not to fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you’ll be living.”’ But you haven’t obeyed what I said.”

Gideon is Visited by the Angel of the Lord

11 After this, the angel of the Lord arrived and sat down in the shade of[a] the oak tree in Ophrah that belonged to Joash, a descendant of Abiezer, while his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a wine press in order to safeguard it[b] from the Midianites.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:11 The Heb. lacks the shade of
  2. Judges 6:11 The Heb. lacks it

I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians. And I delivered you from the hand of all your oppressors;(A) I drove them out before you and gave you their land.(B) 10 I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship(C) the gods of the Amorites,(D) in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”

11 The angel of the Lord(E) came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah(F) that belonged to Joash(G) the Abiezrite,(H) where his son Gideon(I) was threshing(J) wheat in a winepress(K) to keep it from the Midianites.

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