Judges 6:17
in Judges 6Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
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ASV
And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
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.
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This verse in Judges 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A sign - If the Angel ate of Gideon’s present it would be a conclusive proof of the reality of the vision. (Compare Joh 21:9-13; Luk 24:37-43; Act 10:41.) It would also be a token of God’s goodwill to Gideon. Compare Gen 18:3.
This site's exposition
give me a sign that it is You
on Judges 6:17-19
He asks for a sign well before the fleece of verses 36 to 40, and it is given without comment. His gift, "an ephah of flour", costs real food when verse 4 says no sustenance was left. Abraham sets a meal before three men at Genesis 18:6.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That thou - That it is thou, an angel or messenger sent from God, that appears to me, and discourseth with me. Or, a sign of that which thou talkest with me; that is, that thou wilt by me smite the Midianites.
And he said unto him, if now I have found grace in thy sight, &c.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
He resembles Moses also in the desire for a sign; and in both cases it was the rarity of revelations in such periods of general corruption that made them so desirous of having the fullest conviction of being addressed by a heavenly messenger. The request was reasonable, and it was graciously granted [Jud 6:18].
Show 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.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֔יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| נָ֛א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| מָצָ֥אתִי | matzati | I have found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| חֵ֖ן | chen | favor | H2580 → | |
| בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ | beeineikha | in view your | H5869 → | 887 times |
| וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ | veasita | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לִּי֙ | li | for <the> me | ||
| א֔וֹת | ʾot | a sign | H226 → | |
| שָׁאַתָּ֖ה | shaatah | that you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| מְדַבֵּ֥ר | medaber | [are] speaking | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עִמִּֽי׃ | ʾimi | with me | H5973 → | 1050 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֔יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
נָ֛אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
מָצָ֥אתִיI have found
matzatiH4672 →455 times
חֵ֖ןfavor
chenH2580 →
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָin view your
beeineikhaH5869 →887 times
וְעָשִׂ֤יתָand you will do
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
לִּי֙for <the> me
li
א֔וֹתa sign
ʾotH226 →
שָׁאַתָּ֖הthat you
shaatahH859 →1094 times
מְדַבֵּ֥ר[are] speaking
medaberH1696 →1141 times
עִמִּֽי׃with me
ʾimiH5973 →1050 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
it leads to
- Psalms 41:10–11
But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
- Psalms 71:20–21
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- Psalms 71:9–13
Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- Micah 7:8–10
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Psalms 40:1
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 41:10–11
Through
Exodus 33:13Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”
it leads to
- Psalms 119:33
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
- Psalms 25:4
Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
- Psalms 27:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
- Psalms 119:33
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.