New English Translation
Judges 6:17
17Gideon said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with 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, “But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.” 16The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.” Gideon said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me. 18Do not leave this place until I come back with a gift and present it to you.” The Lord said, “I will stay here until you come back.” 19Gideon went and prepared a young goat, along with unleavened bread made from an ephah of flour. He put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot. He brought the food to him under the oak tree and presented it to him.
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
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Cross-references for Judges 6:17
- Exodus 33:13Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your way, that I may know you, that I may continue to find favor in your sight. And see that this nation is your people.”
- Judges 6:36Gideon said to God, “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, as you promised, then give me a sign as proof.
- Genesis 15:8But Abram said, “O sovereign Lord, by what can I know that I am to possess it?”
- Exodus 4:1Moses answered again, “And if they do not believe me or pay attention to me, but say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you’?”
- 2 Kings 20:8Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What is the confirming sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Lord’s temple the day after tomorrow?”
- Psalms 86:17Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O Lord, will help me and comfort me.
- Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a confirming sign from the Lord your God. You can even ask for something miraculous.”
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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