Judges 6:17
And he said unto him, If, I beseech thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, then wilt thou work for me a sign, that it is, thou, who art speaking with me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16And Yahweh said unto him—I will be with thee,—so shalt thou smite the Midianites, as one man.
Cross References
Exodus 4:1Then responded Moses, and said, And lo! they will not believe me, neither hearken to my voice,—for they will say, Yahweh, hath not appeared unto thee.
Exodus 33:13Now, therefore, if, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, let me know, I beseech thee, thy way, that I may acknowledge thee, to the intent I may find favour in thine eyes,—see thou, therefore, that this nation is thine own people.
Judges 6:36And Gideon said unto God,—If thou art about to bring salvation, by my hand, unto Israel, as thou hast spoken,
Psalms 86:17Perform with me a token for good,—That they who hate me may see and be ashamed, In that, thou, Yahweh, hast helped me and comforted me.
Isaiah 38:7And, this, to thee, shall be the sign from Yahweh,—that Yahweh will do this thing which he hath spoken:—
Matthew Henry on Judges 6:12-25
The Call of Gideon. ( b. c. 1249.) 11 And there came an angel of the Lord , and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of,… Read the whole commentary →