Judges 6:16

Judges 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”

Context of Judges 6:16

14The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” 15“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.” “Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.” 17Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me. 18Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.”

Judges 6:16 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אֶהְיֶ֖ה עִמָּ֑ךְ וְהִכִּיתָ֥ אֶת־מִדְיָ֖ן כְּאִ֥ישׁ אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Surelyכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• with youעִם‛im · withH5973
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• and you will strike downנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the Midianitesמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for Judges 6:16

• Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
• Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
• Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
• Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Mark 16:20And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
• Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

Commentaries on Judges 6:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man - Thou shalt as surely conquer all their host as if thou hadst but one man to contend with; or, Thou shalt destroy them to a man.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. 11-32Gideon met the angel of the Lord and became a hero. He destroyed the mixed Baal religion of his family and town. He then called his people to fight for the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might ... have not I sent thee?--The command and the promise made Gideon aware of the real character of his visitor; and yet like Moses, from a sense of humility, or a shrinking at the magnitude of the undertaking, he excused himself from entering on the enterprise. And even though assured that, with the divine aid, he would overcome the Midianites as easily as if they were but one man, he still…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 6:16

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Call
• Communion
• Excuses
• Faith
• Gideon
• God
• Judge
• War
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• I Will Be
• Den
• Gideon
• God
• Midianite
• Mighty
• Sign
• Wherewith
• Wring
• Abdon (1)

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