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Judges 6:17

And Gedeon seide, If Y haue foundun grace bifor thee, yyue to me a signe, that thou, that spekist to me, art sente of Goddis part;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Communion;   Excuses;   God;   Judge;   Miracles;   Sign;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Doubters;   Faith-Unbelief;   Faithlessness;   Gideon;   Infidelity;   Jerubbaal;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ophrah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gideon;   Guidance;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Grace;   Hospitality;   Magic;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abiezer;   Cain (1);   Joash;   Ophrah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Grace;   Judges, Book of;   Sign;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel of the Lord (Jahweh);   Judges (1);   Levi;   Midian, Mtdianites;   Ophrah;   Prayer;   Sign;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jerubbaal;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gideon;   Midian;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Sign;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Gideon;   Sign;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gideon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Angelology;   Gideon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to him, “If I have found favor with you, give me a sign that you are speaking with me.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.
King James Version
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, show me a sign that you are speaking with me.
English Standard Version
And he said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.
New Century Version
Then Gideon said to the Lord , "If you are pleased with me, give me proof that it is really you talking with me.
New English Translation
Gideon said to him, "If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
Amplified Bible
Gideon replied to Him, "If I have found any favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who speaks with me.
New American Standard Bible
So Gideon said to Him, "If now I have found favor in Your sight, then perform for me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he answered him, I pray thee, if I haue founde fauour in thy sight, then shewe me a signe, that thou talkest with me.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Contemporary English Version
Gideon said, "It's hard to believe that I'm actually talking to the Lord . Please do something so I'll know that you really are the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
Gid‘on replied, "If indeed you favor me, would you mind giving me a sign that it is really you talking with me?
Darby Translation
And he said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, shew me a sign that it is thou who talkest with me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Gideon said to him, "If you would, please give me some proof that you really are the Lord.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to him, If now I have found mercy in thy sight, then show me a sign that I may know that thou speakest with me.
Good News Translation
Gideon replied, "If you are pleased with me, give me some proof that you are really the Lord .
Literal Translation
And he said to Him, Please, if I have found grace in Your eyes, then You shall do for me a sign that You are speaking with me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde vnto him: Yf I haue foude grace in thy sighte, then make me a token, that it is thou, which speakest with me:
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
So he said to him, If now I have grace in your eyes, then give me a sign that it is you who are talking to me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he aunswered him: Oh, yf I haue founde grace in thy syght, than shew me a a signe, that it is thou that talkest with me:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto him, If now I haue found grace in thy sight, then shew me a signe, that thou talkest with me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Gedeon said to him, If now I have found mercy in thine eyes, and thou wilt do this day for me all that thou hast spoken of with me,
English Revised Version
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
Berean Standard Bible
Gideon answered, "If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto Him, `If, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, then Thou hast done for me a sign that Thou art speaking with me.
Update Bible Version
And he said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you that talks with me.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.
World English Bible
He said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.
New King James Version
Then he said to Him, "If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me.
New Living Translation
Gideon replied, "If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.
New Life Bible
Gideon said to Him, "If I have found favor in Your eyes, show me something to prove that it is You Who speaks with me.
New Revised Standard
Then he said to him, "If now I have found favor with you, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: If I have found grace before thee, give me a sign that it is thou that speakest to me:
Revised Standard Version
And he said to him, "If now I have found favor with thee, then show me a sign that it is thou who speakest with me.
THE MESSAGE
Gideon 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."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Gideon said to Him, "If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who speak with me.

Contextual Overview

11 Forsothe an aungel of the Lord cam, and sat undur an ook, that was in Effra, and perteynede to Joas, fadir of the meinee of Ezri. And whanne Gedeon, `his sone, threischide out, and purgide wheetis in a pressour, 12 that he schulde fle Madian, an aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and seide, The Lord be with thee, thou strongeste of men. 13 And Gedeon seide to hym, My lord, Y biseche, if the Lord is with vs, whi therfor han alle these yuels take vs? Where ben the merueils of hym, whiche oure fadris telden, and seiden, The Lord ledde vs out of Egipt? `Now forsothe he hath forsake vs, and hath bitake vs in the hond of Madian. 14 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. 15 Which Gedeon answeride, and seide, My lord, Y biseche, in what thing schal Y delyuere Israel? Lo! my meynee is the loweste in Manasses, and Y am the leeste in the hows of my fadir. 16 And the Lord seide to hym, Y schal be with thee, and thou schalt smyte Madian as o man. 17 And Gedeon seide, If Y haue foundun grace bifor thee, yyue to me a signe, that thou, that spekist to me, art sente of Goddis part; 18 go thou not `awei fro hennus, til Y turne ayen to thee, and brynge sacrifice, and offre to thee. Whiche answeride, Y schal abide thi comyng. 19 And so Gedeon entride, and sethide a kide, and took therf looues of a buyschel of mell, and fleischis in a panyere; and he sente the broth of fleischis in a pot, and bar alle thingis vndur an ook, and offride to hym. 20 To whom the aungel of the Lord seide, Take thou the fleischis, and therf looues, and putte on that stoon, and schede the broth aboue. And whanne he hadde do so,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If now: Exodus 33:13, Exodus 33:16

show: Judges 6:36-40, Genesis 15:8-17, Exodus 4:1-9, 2 Kings 20:8-11, Psalms 86:17, Isaiah 7:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:14 - And let Exodus 3:12 - token Psalms 74:9 - We see Isaiah 38:7 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
Therfor the Lord God formede man of the sliym of erthe, and brethide in to his face the brething of lijf; and man was maad in to a lyuynge soule.
Genesis 6:3
And God seide, My spirit schal not dwelle in man with outen ende, for he is fleisch; and the daies of hym schulen be an hundrid and twenti yeer.
Genesis 6:4
Sotheli giauntis weren on erthe in tho daies, forsothe aftir that the sones of God entriden to the douytris of men, and tho douytris gendriden; these weren myyti of the world and famouse men.
Genesis 6:7
and seide, Y schal do awei man, whom Y made of nouyt, fro the face of the erthe, fro man til to lyuynge thingis, fro crepynge beeste til to the briddis of heuene; for it repentith me that Y made hem.
Genesis 6:12
And whanne God seiy, that the erthe was corrupt, for ech fleisch ether man hadde corrupt his weie on erthe,
Genesis 6:13
he seide to Noe, The ende of al fleisch is comen bifore me; the erthe is fillid with wickidnesse of the face of hem, and Y schal distrye hem with the erthe.
Genesis 6:14
Make thou to thee a schip of trees hewun and planed; thou schalt make dwellynge placis in the schip, and thou schalt anoynte it with pitche with ynne and with outforth.
Genesis 6:20
of briddis bi her kynde, and of werk beestis in her kynde, and of ech crepynge beeste of erthe, by her kynde; tweyne and tweyne of alle schulen entre with thee, that thei moun lyue.
Genesis 6:21
Therfore thou schalt take with thee of alle metis that moun be etun, and thou schalt bere to gidre at thee, and tho schulen be as well to thee as to the beestis in to mete.
Genesis 6:22
Therfor Noe dide alle thingis whiche God comaundide to hym.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto him, if now I have found grace in thy sight, c. Or seeing he had, as appeared by his salutation of him as a man of might, by the work he gave him a commission to do, and by the promise of assistance and success:

then show me a sign that thou talkest with me in the name of God, as a messenger sent by him, whether an angel or a man; for who he was as yet Gideon was not clear in it, and that what he had said was truth, and would be certainly fulfilled; and which Gideon might desire, not so much, or at least not only for his own sake, and the confirmation of his faith, for which he is renowned, as that he might be able to satisfy others that he had a commission from God, by a messenger of his, to attempt the deliverance of Israel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A sign - If the Angel ate of Gideon’s present it would be a conclusive proof of the reality of the vision. (Compare John 21:9-13; Luke 24:37-43; Acts 10:41.) It would also be a token of God’s goodwill to Gideon. Compare Genesis 18:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 6:17. 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.


 
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