# Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the story line. Here the narrator starts to tell a new part of the story.

# Ophrah

This is the name of a town. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Abiezrite

This is a people group named after their ancestor Abiezer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# was separating out the wheat by beating it on the floor

This is a process called "threshing." Gideon was beating the wheat against the floor to separate the wheat grain from the rest of the wheat plant.

# appeared to him

"went to him"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oak]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/joash]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wheat]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/winepress]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/warrior]]