6:19 Gideon went and prepared a young goat, 1 along with unleavened bread made from an ephah of flour. He put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot. He brought the food 2 to him under the oak tree and presented it to him. 6:20 God’s messenger said to him, “Put the meat and unleavened bread on this rock, 3 and pour out the broth.” Gideon did as instructed. 4
6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, 5 so the Lord turned them over to 6 Midian for seven years.
1 tn Heb “a kid from among the goats.”
2 tn The words “the food” are not in the Hebrew text (an implied direct object). They are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “Take the meat…and put [it] on this rock.”
4 tn Heb “and he did so.”
5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
6 tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”
7 tn Heb “erected for themselves.”
8 tn Heb “son.”
9 tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX
10 tn Heb “sons.”