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14 (A)The Lord turned to him and said: Go with the strength you have, and save Israel from the power of Midian. Is it not I who send you?

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14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have(A) and save(B) Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”

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32 So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal,[a](A) because of the words, “Let Baal take action against him, since he dismantled his altar.”

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Footnotes

  1. 6:32 Jerubbaal: similar in sound to the Hebrew words meaning, “Let Baal take action.”

32 So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal[a](A) that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:32 Jerub-Baal probably means let Baal contend.

Chapter 11

Jephthah. Jephthah(A) the Gileadite was a warrior. He was the son of a prostitute, fathered by Gilead.

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11 Jephthah(A) the Gileadite was a mighty warrior.(B) His father was Gilead;(C) his mother was a prostitute.(D)

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