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Judges 6:12
12And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O brave man.”
Judges 6:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
- New International Version (NIV)When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!”
Context of Judges 6:12
10and I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live.” But you have not listened to and obeyed My voice.’ ” 11Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, and his son Gideon was beating wheat in the wine press [instead of the threshing floor] to [hide it and] save it from the Midianites. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O brave man.” 13But Gideon said to him, “Please my lord, if the Lord is with us, then why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wondrous works which our fathers told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and put us into the hand of Midian.” 14The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this strength of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?”
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וַיֵּרָ֥א אֵלָ֖יו מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו יְהוָ֥ה עִמְּךָ֖ גִּבּ֥וֹר הֶחָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 6:12
- Judges 13:3And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are infertile and have no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.
- Luke 1:11And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
- Judges 2:18When the Lord raised up judges for them, He was with the judge and He rescued them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
- Exodus 3:12And God said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve and worship God at this mountain.”
- Joshua 1:5No man will [be able to] stand before you [to oppose you] as long as you live. Just as I was [present] with Moses, so will I be with you; I will not fail you or abandon you.
- Ruth 2:4It was then that Boaz came back from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
- Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”—which, when translated, means, “God with us.”
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”
- Luke 1:28And coming to her, the angel said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
- Acts 18:9One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Do not be afraid anymore, but go on speaking and do not be silent;
Commentaries on Judges 6:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The Lord is with thee - "The Word of the Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valor." - Targum. It appears that Gideon had proved himself, on former occasions, to be a man of courage and personal prowess; and this would naturally excite the confidence of his countrymen. God chooses for his work those instruments which, in the course of his operations in nature and providence, he has qualified for his purpose. The instruments thus chosen are generally…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Thou mighty man of valor - Known to God to be such, though as yet not known to be such either by himself or his countrymen (compare Luke 1:28, Luke 1:30).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-24Verses 11-24 Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet in obscurity through the times: he is here stirred up to undertake something great. It was very sure that the Lord was with him, when his Angel was with him. Gideon was weak in faith, which made it hard to reconcile the assurances of the presence of God with the distress to which Israel was brought. The Angel answered his objections. He told him to appear and act as Israel's deliverer, there…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12might man of valor translates a Hebrew term that is also translated as "strong warriors" (Joshua 6:2), highlighting Gideon’s potential as a military hero. It is also translated as "the rich" (2 Kings 15:20), indicating his high social status as part of a leading family. The LORD is with you: When God commissions someone to fight, he usually assures them of his presence (see Deuteronomy 1:30; Joshua 1:1–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1611. there came an angel of the Lord--He appeared in the character and equipments of a traveller (Jud 6:21), who sat down in the shade to enjoy a little refreshment and repose. Entering into conversation on the engrossing topic of the times, the grievous oppression of the Midianites, he began urging Gideon to exert his well-known prowess on behalf of his country. Gideon, in replying, addresses him at first in a style equivalent (in Hebrew) to "sir," but…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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