American Standard Version
"And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken, "
— Judges 6:36, American Standard Version
“And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,”
“Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,”
“Gideon said to God,“If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, as you promised, then give me a sign as proof.”
“And Gedeon said to God: If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,”
“Then Gideon said to God, If you are going to give Israel salvation by my hand, as you have said,”
“And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,”
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken,
behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.
And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.