Judges 6:14

Judges 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?"
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”

Context of Judges 6:14

12And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” 13Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.” Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” 15So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” 16And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”

Judges 6:14 word by word

וַיִּ֤פֶן אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֵ֚ךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ זֶ֔ה וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִכַּ֣ף מִדְיָ֑ן הֲלֹ֖א שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• lookedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• upon him, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in this thy mightכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• and thou shalt saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• from the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of the Midianitesמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
• have not I sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

People and places in Judges 6:14

• Israel
• Midian

Cross-references for Judges 6:14

• Judges 6:11Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.
• Judges 4:6Then she sent and called for Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, “Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded, ‘Go and deploy troops at Mount Tabor; take with you ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun;
• Joshua 1:5No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
• 1 Samuel 12:11And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.
• 1 Chronicles 14:9Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim.
• Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

Commentaries on Judges 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Go in this thy might - What does the angel mean? He had just stated that Jehovah was with him; and he now says, Go in This thy might, i.e., in the might of Jehovah, who is with thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The Lord looked upon him - That gracious look conferred immediate strength (compare Ephesians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9; John 20:22; Acts 3:6) The change of phrase from “the angel of the Lord” to “the Lord” is remarkable. When messages are delivered by the Angel of the Lord, the form of the message is as if God Himself were speaking (compare Judges 2:1). The sending implied a valid commission and sufficient powers. Compare Exodus 3:10; Isaiah 44:26…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. 13-15Like other prophets or judges, Gideon hesitated to obey. He doubted God's presence and his own ability (see study note on Judges 4:8; Exodus 3:1–4:17; Jeremiah 1:4–19).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 6:14

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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• 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