Judges 6:21

6:21 The Lord’s messenger touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of his staff. ¹  Fire flared up from the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened bread. The Lord’s messenger then disappeared. ² 

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ³  They worshiped ⁴  the Baals and the Ashtars, ⁵  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ⁶  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ⁷  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ⁸  him.

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¹ tn Heb “extended the tip of the staff which was in his hand and touched the meat and unleavened bread.”

² tn Heb “went from his eyes.”

³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

⁵ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

⁶ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁷ tn Heb “the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines.”

⁸ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”