^22 (A)And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Yahweh, so ^[a]he said, “Alas, O Lord Yahweh! For now I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face.”

The Test of the Fleece

³⁶ Then Gideon said to God, “^(A)If You will save Israel by my hand, as You have spoken,

³⁹ Then Gideon said to God, “^(A)Do not let Your anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.”