Judges 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 6:12

And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.

KJV

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Lord is with thee - “The Word of the Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.” - Targum. It appears that Gideon had proved himself, on former occasions, to be a man of courage and personal prowess; and this would naturally excite the confidence of his countrymen. God chooses for his work those instruments which, in the course of his operations in nature and providence, he has qualified for his purpose. The instruments thus chosen are generally unlikely, but they will be ever found the best qualified for the Divine employment.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּרָ֥א	vai.ye.Ra'	and he appeared	H7200 →
אֵלָ֖יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
מַלְאַ֣ךְ	mal.'Akh	[the] angel of	H4397 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עִמְּךָ֖	'i.me.Kha	[is] with you	H5973 →
גִּבּ֥וֹר	gi.Bor	O mighty [man] of	H1368 →
הֶחָֽיִל׃	he.Cha.yil	<the> strength	H2428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
leads to
- Genesis 28:15
  Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
  But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Psalms 27:1–2
  The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Joshua 1:6–7
  Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
- Deuteronomy 20:1
  When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out…
Through
Joshua 1:5
No 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.
leads to
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Matthew 28:20
  and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

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