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Judges 6:21-23
Contemporary English Version
Judges 6:21-23
Contemporary English Version
21 The angel was holding a walking stick, and he touched the meat and the bread with the end of the stick. Flames jumped from the rock and burned up the meat and the bread.
When Gideon looked, the angel was gone. 22 Gideon realized that he had seen one of the Lord's angels. “Oh!” he moaned. “Now I'm going to die.”[a]
23 “Calm down!” the Lord told Gideon. “There's nothing to be afraid of. You're not going to die.”
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- 6.22 Now I'm going to die: The Hebrew text has “I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.” Some people believed that if they saw one of the Lord's angels, they would die (see 13.22).
Judges 6:21-23
New International Version
Judges 6:21-23
New International Version
21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread(A) with the tip of the staff(B) that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared. 22 When Gideon realized(C) that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”(D)
23 But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid.(E) You are not going to die.”(F)
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