Judges 6:14

THE MESSAGE

But God faced him directly: "Go in this strength that is yours. Save Israel from Midian. Haven't I just sent you?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and deliver Israel from the grasp of Midian. I am sending you!”

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD looked at him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Yisra'el from the hand of Midyan: have not I sent you?

King James Version
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?

Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh turned to him and said, "Go in this your strength, and you will deliver Israel from the palm of Midian. Did I not send you?"

English Standard Version
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 Century Version
The Lord turned to Gideon and said, "Go with your strength and save Israel from the Midianites. I am the one who is sending you."

New English Translation
Then the Lord himself turned to him and said, "You have the strength. Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! Have I not sent you?"

Amplified Bible
The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in this strength of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?"

New American Standard Bible
And the LORD looked at him and said, "Go in this strength of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord looked vpon him, & sayd, Goe in this thy might, and thou shalt saue Israel out of the handes of the Midianites: haue not I sent thee?

Legacy Standard Bible
But Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied about these men, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,

Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord himself said, "Gideon, you will be strong, because I am giving you the power to rescue Israel from the Midianites."

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai turned to him and said, "Go in this strength of yours and save Isra'el from the hands of Midyan. Haven't I sent you?"

Darby Translation
And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have not I sent thee?

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord turned toward Gideon and said, "Then use your great power and go save the Israelites from the Midianites. I am sending you to save them."

George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD turned to him, and said, Go with this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites; behold, I have sent you.

Good News Translation
Then the Lord ordered him, "Go with all your great strength and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I myself am sending you."

Literal Translation
And Jehovah turned to him and said, Go in this strength of yours, and you shall deliver Israel out of the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE turned him vnto him, & sayde: Go thy waye in this thy strength, thou shalt delyuer Israel out of the hande of ye Madianites. I haue sent the.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?

Bible in Basic English
And the Lord, turning to him, said, Go in the strength you have and be Israel's saviour from Midian: have I not sent you?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lord loked vpon him, and sayde: Go hence in this thy might, and thou shalt deliuer Israel out of the handes of the Madianites: Haue not I sent thee?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD turned towards him, and said: 'Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?'

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord looked vpon him, and said, Goe in this thy might, and thou shalt saue Israel from the hand of the Midianites: haue not I sent thee?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the angel of the Lord turned to him, and said, Go in this thy strength, and thou shalt save Israel out of the hand of Madiam: behold, I have sent thee.

English Revised Version
And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord bihelde to hym, and seide, Go thou in this strengthe of thee, and thou schalt delyuere Israel fro the hond of Madian; wite thou, that Y sente thee.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah turneth unto him and saith, `Go in this -- thy power; and thou hast saved Israel out of the hand of Midian -- have not I sent thee.'

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh looked on him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: haven't I sent you?

Webster's Bible Translation
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?

World English Bible
Yahweh looked at him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent you?

New King James Version
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?"

New Living Translation
Then the Lord turned to him and said, "Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!"

New Life Bible
The Lord looked at him and said, "Go in this strength of yours. And save Israel from the power of Midian. Have I not sent you?"

New Revised Standard
Then the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian; I hereby commission you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh, turned unto him, and said - Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel, out of the hand of Midian, - have I not sent thee?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord looked upon him, and said: Go, in this thy strength, and thou shalt deliver Israel out of the hand of Madian: know that I have sent thee.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Mid'ian; do not I send you?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The LORD looked at him and said, "Go in this your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?"

Contextual Overview

¹¹One day the angel of God came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, whose son Gideon was threshing wheat in the winepress, out of sight of the Midianites. The angel of God appeared to him and said, " God is with you, O mighty warrior!" ¹³ Gideon replied, "With me, my master? If God is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all the miracle-wonders our parents and grandparents told us about, telling us, ‘Didn't God deliver us from Egypt?' The fact is, God has nothing to do with us—he has turned us over to Midian." ¹⁴ But God faced him directly: "Go in this strength that is yours. Save Israel from Midian. Haven't I just sent you?" ¹⁵ Gideon said to him, "Me, my master? How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan's the weakest in Manasseh and I'm the runt of the litter." ¹⁶ God said to him, "I'll be with you. Believe me, you'll defeat Midian as one man." ¹⁷Gideon said, "If you're serious about this, do me a favor: Give me a sign to back up what you're telling me. Don't leave until I come back and bring you my gift." He said, "I'll wait till you get back." ¹⁹ Gideon went and prepared a young goat and a huge amount of unraised bread (he used over half a bushel of flour!). He put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and took them back under the shade of the oak tree for a sacred meal. ²⁰ The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and unraised bread, place them on that rock, and pour the broth on them." Gideon did it. ²¹The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!" ²³ But God reassured him, "Easy now. Don't panic. You won't die."

Bible Verse Review
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the Lord: Judges 6:11

Go in: Judges 4:6, Joshua 1:5-9, 1 Samuel 12:11, 1 Chronicles 14:9, 1 Chronicles 14:10, Hebrews 11:32, Hebrews 11:34

Reciprocal: Joshua 1:9 - Have Judges 2:16 - the Lord Judges 6:36 - If thou wilt 1 Samuel 9:21 - my family 1 Kings 8:44 - whithersoever

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord looked upon him,.... The same before called the angel of the Lord, and who was no other than Jehovah himself; who looked upon him with great earnestness, and with great delight and pleasure smiled upon him, and thereby showing he had a kindness for him, and meant well to him: and

said unto him, go in this thy might; both of body and mind, which had been before given unto him, and was now increased, and which no doubt Gideon was sensible of:

and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites; as he did, and therefore justly reckoned among the saviours and judges of Israel:

have not I sent thee? to do this great work, save the people of Israel, from whence Gideon might perceive who it was that talked with him, and having a command and commission from God, had authority enough to go about this service.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The 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; Ezekiel 2:3; Zechariah 2:11; Malachi 3:1; Luke 10:3; John 20:21; and the term APOSTLE, as applied to our Lord Hebrews 3:1 and to the Twelve.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 6:14. Go 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.