God’s Word Translation
Judges 6:17
17Gideon said to him, “If you find me acceptable, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me.
Judges 6:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
- New International Version (NIV)Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me.
Context of Judges 6:17
15Gideon said to him, “Excuse me, sir! How can I rescue Israel? Look at my whole family. It’s the weakest one in Manasseh. And me? I’m the least important member of my family.” 16The Lord replied, “I will be with you. You will defeat Midian as if it were ⌞only⌟ one man.” Gideon said to him, “If you find me acceptable, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me. 18Don’t leave until I come back. I want to bring my gift and set it in front of you.” “I will stay until you come back,” he said. 19Then Gideon went into ⌞his house⌟ and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread made with 18 quarts of flour. He put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot. Then he went out and presented them to the Messenger of the Lord under the oak tree.
Read all of Judges 6Judges 6:17 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אִם־נָ֛א מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ לִּי֙ א֔וֹת שָׁאַתָּ֖ה מְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 6:17
- Exodus 33:13If you really are pleased with me, show me your ways so that I can know you and so that you will continue to be pleased with me. Remember: This nation is your people.”
- Judges 6:36Then Gideon said to God, “You said that you would rescue Israel through me.
- Genesis 15:8Abram asked, “Almighty Lord, how can I be certain that I will take possession of it?”
- Exodus 4:1“They will never believe me or listen to me!” Moses protested. “They will say, ‘The Lord didn’t appear to you.’ ”
- 2 Kings 20:8Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What is the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I’ll go to the Lord’s temple the day after tomorrow?”
- Psalms 86:17Grant me some proof of your goodness so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame. You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
- Isaiah 7:11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign. It can be anything you want.”
Commentaries on Judges 6:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Show me a sign - Work a miracle, that I may know that thou hast wisdom and power sufficient to authorize and quality me for the work.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17A sign - If the Angel ate of Gideon‘s present it would be a conclusive proof of the reality of the vision. (Compare John 21:9-13; Luke 24:37-43; Acts 10:41.) It would also be a token of God‘s goodwill to Gideon. Compare Genesis 18:3.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. 17-3218. Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I ... bring forth my present--Hebrew, my mincha, or "meat offering"; and his idea probably was to prove, by his visitor's partaking of the entertainment, whether or not he was more than man.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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