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Literal Standard Version
Judges 6:16
And YHWH says to him, "Because I am with you—you have struck the Midianites as one man."
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Christian Standard Bible®
“But I will be with you,” the Lord said to him. “You will strike Midian down as if it were one man.”
“But I will be with you,” the Lord said to him. “You will strike Midian down as if it were one man.”
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midyanim as one man.
The LORD said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midyanim as one man.
King James Version
And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said to him, "But I will be with you, and you will defeat Midian as if they are one man."
And Yahweh said to him, "But I will be with you, and you will defeat Midian as if they are one man."
English Standard Version
And the Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man."
And the Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man."
New Century Version
The Lord answered him, "I will be with you. It will seem as if the Midianites you are fighting are only one man."
The Lord answered him, "I will be with you. It will seem as if the Midianites you are fighting are only one man."
New English Translation
The Lord said to him, "Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army."
The Lord said to him, "Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army."
Amplified Bible
The LORD answered him, "I will certainly be with you, and you will strike down the Midianites as [if they were only] one man."
The LORD answered him, "I will certainly be with you, and you will strike down the Midianites as [if they were only] one man."
New American Standard Bible
Yet the LORD said to him, "I will certainly be with you, and you will defeat Midian as one man."
Yet the LORD said to him, "I will certainly be with you, and you will defeat Midian as one man."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Lord sayd vnto him, I wil therefore be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as one man.
Then the Lord sayd vnto him, I wil therefore be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as one man.
Legacy Standard Bible
These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit.
These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit.
Contemporary English Version
"Gideon," the Lord answered, "you can rescue Israel because I am going to help you! Defeating the Midianites will be as easy as beating up one man."
"Gideon," the Lord answered, "you can rescue Israel because I am going to help you! Defeating the Midianites will be as easy as beating up one man."
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to him, "Because I will be with you, you will strike down Midyan as easily as if they were just one man."
Adonai said to him, "Because I will be with you, you will strike down Midyan as easily as if they were just one man."
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.
And Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord answered Gideon and said, "I will be with you, so you can defeat the Midianites as easily as if they were only one man."
The Lord answered Gideon and said, "I will be with you, so you can defeat the Midianites as easily as if they were only one man."
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to him, I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.
And the LORD said to him, I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.
Good News Translation
The Lord answered, "You can do it because I will help you. You will crush the Midianites as easily as if they were only one man."
The Lord answered, "You can do it because I will help you. You will crush the Midianites as easily as if they were only one man."
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to him, Because I am with you, you shall strike Midian as one man.
And Jehovah said to him, Because I am with you, you shall strike Midian as one man.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE sayde vnto him: I will be wt the, so yt thou shalt smyte the Madianites, euen as though they were but one man.
The LORDE sayde vnto him: I will be wt the, so yt thou shalt smyte the Madianites, euen as though they were but one man.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And Jehovah said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord said to him, Truly, I will be with you, and you will overcome the Midianites as if they were one man.
Then the Lord said to him, Truly, I will be with you, and you will overcome the Midianites as if they were one man.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lord sayd vnto him: I will be with thee, & thou shalt smyte the Madianites, as they were but one man.
The Lord sayd vnto him: I will be with thee, & thou shalt smyte the Madianites, as they were but one man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto him: 'Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.'
And the LORD said unto him: 'Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.'
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord said vnto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as one man.
And the Lord said vnto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as one man.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the angel of the Lord said to him, The Lord shall be with thee, and thou shalt smite Madiam as one man.
And the angel of the Lord said to him, The Lord shall be with thee, and thou shalt smite Madiam as one man.
English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
Berean Standard Bible
"Surely I will be with you," the LORD replied, "and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man."
"Surely I will be with you," the LORD replied, "and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to hym, Y schal be with thee, and thou schalt smyte Madian as o man.
And the Lord seide to hym, Y schal be with thee, and thou schalt smyte Madian as o man.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto him, `Because I am with thee -- thou hast smitten the Midianites as one man.'
And Jehovah saith unto him, `Because I am with thee -- thou hast smitten the Midianites as one man.'
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.
And Yahweh said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.
Yahweh said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.
New King James Version
And the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man."
And the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man."
New Living Translation
The Lord said to him, "I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man."
The Lord said to him, "I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man."
New Life Bible
But the Lord said to him, "For sure I will be with you. You will destroy Midian as one man."
But the Lord said to him, "For sure I will be with you. You will destroy Midian as one man."
New Revised Standard
The Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike down the Midianites, every one of them."
The Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike down the Midianites, every one of them."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto him - I will be with thee, - so shalt thou smite the Midianites, as one man.
And Yahweh said unto him - I will be with thee, - so shalt thou smite the Midianites, as one man.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to him: I will be with thee: and thou shalt cut off Madian as one man.
And the Lord said to him: I will be with thee: and thou shalt cut off Madian as one man.
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall smite the Mid'ianites as one man."
And the LORD said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall smite the Mid'ianites as one man."
THE MESSAGE
God said to him, "I'll be with you. Believe me, you'll defeat Midian as one man."
God said to him, "I'll be with you. Believe me, you'll defeat Midian as one man."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat Midian as one man."
But the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat Midian as one man."
Contextual Overview
11And the Messenger of YHWH comes and sits under the oak which [is] in Ophrah, which [is] to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and his son Gideon is beating out wheat in the winepress, to remove [it] from the presence of the Midianites; 12and the Messenger of YHWH appears to him and says to him, "YHWH [is] with you, O mighty man of valor." 13And Gideon says to Him, "O my Lord, [if] YHWH is indeed with us, then why has all this found us? And where [are] all His wonders which our fathers recounted to us, saying, Has YHWH not brought us up out of Egypt? And now YHWH has left us, and gives us into the hand of Midian." 14And YHWH turns to him and says, "Go in this—your power; and you have saved Israel out of the hand of Midian—have I not sent you?" 15And he says to Him, "O my Lord, with what do I save Israel? Behold, my chief [is] weak in Manasseh, and I [am] the least in the house of my father." 16And YHWH says to him, "Because I am with you—you have struck the Midianites as one man."17And he says to Him, "Now if I have found grace in Your eyes, then You have done a sign for me that You are speaking with me. 18Please do not move from here until my coming to You, and I have brought out my present, and put it before You"; and He says, "I abide until your return." 19And Gideon has gone in, and prepares a kid of the goats, and an ephah of flour [worth] of unleavened things; he has put the flesh in a basket, and he has put the broth in a pot, and he brings [them] out to Him, to the place of the oak, and brings [them] near. 20And the Messenger of God says to him, "Take the flesh and the unleavened things, and place [them] on this rock—and pour out the broth"; and he does so.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judges 6:12, Exodus 3:12, Joshua 1:5, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14-16, Matthew 28:20, Mark 16:20, Acts 11:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 16:10 - the angel Genesis 28:15 - I am Numbers 14:15 - General 2 Kings 3:19 - And ye
Cross-References
Genesis 7:16
and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God has commanded him, and YHWH closes [it] for him.
and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God has commanded him, and YHWH closes [it] for him.
Genesis 8:6
And it comes to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opens the window of the ark which he made,
And it comes to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opens the window of the ark which he made,
2 Samuel 6:16
and it has come to pass, the Ark of YHWH has come into the City of David, and Michal daughter of Saul has looked through the window and sees King David moving and dancing before YHWH, and she despises him in her heart.
and it has come to pass, the Ark of YHWH has come into the City of David, and Michal daughter of Saul has looked through the window and sees King David moving and dancing before YHWH, and she despises him in her heart.
2 Kings 9:30
And Jehu comes to Jezreel, and Jezebel has heard, and puts her eyes in paint and beautifies her head, and looks out through the window.
And Jehu comes to Jezreel, and Jezebel has heard, and puts her eyes in paint and beautifies her head, and looks out through the window.
Ezekiel 41:16
the thresholds, and the narrow windows, and the galleries around the three of them, opposite the threshold, [were] paneled with wood all around—and the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered,
the thresholds, and the narrow windows, and the galleries around the three of them, opposite the threshold, [were] paneled with wood all around—and the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered,
Ezekiel 42:3
Opposite the twenty [cubits] that are of the inner court, and opposite the pavement that [is] of the outer court, [is] gallery [with] face toward gallery, in the three [stories].
Opposite the twenty [cubits] that are of the inner court, and opposite the pavement that [is] of the outer court, [is] gallery [with] face toward gallery, in the three [stories].
Luke 13:25
from the time the Master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and you may begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He answering will say to you, I have not known you from where you are,
from the time the Master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and you may begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He answering will say to you, I have not known you from where you are,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said unto him, surely I will be with thee,.... The Targum is,
"my Word shall be thy help,''
which was sufficient to answer all objections taken from his meanness, unworthiness, and weakness:
and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man; all together, and as easily as if thou hadst but one man to deal with, and the destruction be so entire and general that none shall be left.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 6:16. Thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. — Thou shalt as surely conquer all their host as if thou hadst but one man to contend with; or, Thou shalt destroy them to a man.
