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10 I told you, ‘I am the Lord your God; you must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.’ But you have not obeyed me.”

Gideon’s commissioning

11 Then the Lord’s messenger came and sat under the oak at Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. 12 The Lord’s messenger appeared to him and said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior!”

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10 I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship(A) the gods of the Amorites,(B) in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”

11 The angel of the Lord(C) came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah(D) that belonged to Joash(E) the Abiezrite,(F) where his son Gideon(G) was threshing(H) wheat in a winepress(I) to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you,(J) mighty warrior.(K)

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