Judges 6:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
Judges 6:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 6:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 6:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him. Because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city, he could not do it by day, but he did it by night.”
Judges 6:27 — World English Bible
Judges 6:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had spoken unto him: and it came to pass, because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. ”
Judges 6:27 — American Standard Version
Judges 6:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Gideon taketh ten men of his servants, and doth as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and it cometh to pass, because he hath been afraid of the house of his father, and the men of the city, to do <FI>it<Fi> by day, that he doth <FI>it<Fi> by night.”
Judges 6:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 6:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had said to him. And it came to pass, because he feared his father's house, and the men of the city, if he did it by day, that he did it by night. ”
Judges 6:27 — Darby Translation
Judges 6:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Gideon tooke tenne men of his seruants, and did as ye Lord bade him: but because he feared to doe it by day for his fathers housholde, and the men of the citie, he did it by night.”
Judges 6:27 — Geneva Bible
Judges 6:27 in Context — Judges 6
25 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
26 And build an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
What Does Judges 6:27 Mean?
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