Holy Scripture
Judges 6:36
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“But now let's see why, in the first sign, "dew fell upon the fleece, whereas the ground was dry," and in the second sign, "dew fell upon the ground, while the fleece remained dry," an indication which Gideon accepted as a pledge that the Lord would save Israel through his hand. The rationale for this mystery is to be…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
36And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,
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34And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew with the horn, and Abiezer came to help after him.
35And Gideon sent messengers into all Manasseh, and into Asher, and into Zebulun, and into Naphtali; and he went up to meet them.
— Judges 6:36 —
37behold, I put the fleece of wool in the threshing floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and drought on all the ground, I shall know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.
38And it was so: and he rose up early in the morning, and wrung the fleece, and dew dropped from the fleece, a bowl full of water.