King James Version
Judges 6:34 in the King James Version says “But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. came: Heb. cloth...” — study this verse from Judges chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. came: Heb. clothed gathered: Heb. called”
Judges 6:34 · KJV
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. Jerubbaal: that is, Let Baal plead Jerubbesheth: that is, Let the shameful thing plead
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. came: Heb. clothed gathered: Heb. called
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. gathered: Heb. called
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
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“But the Spirit”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“came”
H3847properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and he blew”
H8628to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become
“was gathered”
H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
“after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
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