22 Now Gideon (A)perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! (B)For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.”

23 Then the Lord said to him, (C)“Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.” 24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it [a]The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still (D)in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:24 Heb. YHWH Shalom

22 When Gideon realized(A) that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”(B)

23 But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid.(C) You are not going to die.”(D)

24 So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called(E) it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah(F) of the Abiezrites.

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