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Please don`t go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you. He said, I will wait until you come again.
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An Ambiguous Offering
Commentators note the Hebrew word for Gideon's "present" is "minchah." This term has a dual meaning, signifying either a gift for a human guest or a grain offering for God. This ambiguity perfectly mirrors Gideon's own uncertainty about whether his visitor is a man or a divine being.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My present - My Minchah: the word used regularly, though not exclusively, for the grain and drink offering (see note on Leviticus 2:1). Its …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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