Judges
Judges 6:12–17
12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
13“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
14The LORDd turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”
15“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
16“Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.”
17Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
Footnotes
- d 6:14 LXX The angel of the LORD or The Angel of the LORD; also in verse 16
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Judges 6:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the angel | מַלְּאַ֣ךְ | mal·lə·ʾaḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| appeared | וַיֵּרָ֥א | way·yê·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to | אֵלָ֖יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is with you | עִמְּךָ֖ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| O mighty man | גִּבּ֥וֹר | gib·bō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1368 strong, mighty |
| of valor | הֶחָֽיִל׃ | he·ḥā·yil | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
Judges 6:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please | בִּ֣י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | H994 I pray, excuse me |
| my Lord | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| Gideon | גִּדְעוֹן֙ | giḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| if the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is | וְיֵ֤שׁ | wə·yêš | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| with us | עִמָּ֔נוּ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| why | וְלָ֥מָּה | wə·lām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| has all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| happened to us | מְצָאַ֖תְנוּ | mə·ṣā·’aṯ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| And where | וְאַיֵּ֣ה | wə·’ay·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| are all | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| His wonders | נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו | nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯāw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
| of which | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| our fathers | אֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| told | סִפְּרוּ־ | sip·pə·rū- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H5608 count |
| us | לָ֨נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Has not | הֲלֹ֤א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| brought us up | הֶעֱלָ֣נוּ | he·‘ĕ·lā·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| But now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has forsaken us | נְטָשָׁ֣נוּ | nə·ṭā·šā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| and delivered us | וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּ | way·yit·tə·nê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hand | בְּכַף־ | bə·ḵap̄- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of Midian | מִדְיָֽן׃ | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
Judges 6:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| turned | וַיִּ֤פֶן | way·yi·p̄en | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6437 turn |
| to him | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לֵ֚ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the strength you have | בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ | bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| and save | וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ | wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| from the hand | מִכַּ֣ף | mik·kap̄ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of Midian | מִדְיָ֑ן | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| Am I not | הֲלֹ֖א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sending you | שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃ | šə·laḥ·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
Judges 6:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please | בִּ֣י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | H994 I pray, excuse me |
| my Lord | אֲדֹנָ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| how | בַּמָּ֥ה | bam·māh | Preposition-b; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can I save | אוֹשִׁ֖יעַ | ’ō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3467 deliver |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Indeed | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my clan | אַלְפִּי֙ | ’al·pî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H505 thousand |
| is the weakest | הַדַּ֣ל | had·dal | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1800 low, weak, poor, thin |
| in Manasseh | בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | bim·naš·šeh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| and I | וְאָנֹכִ֥י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am the youngest | הַצָּעִ֖יר | haṣ·ṣā·‘îr | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6810 little, insignificant, young |
| in my father’s | אָבִֽי׃ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| house | בְּבֵ֥ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
Judges 6:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will be | אֶהְיֶ֖ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with you | עִמָּ֑ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5973 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and you will strike down | וְהִכִּיתָ֥ | wə·hik·kî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the Midianites | מִדְיָ֖ן | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| as one | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| man | כְּאִ֥ישׁ | kə·’îš | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
Judges 6:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have found | מָצָ֥אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵ֖ן | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in Your sight | בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| give | וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| me | לִּי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a sign | א֔וֹת | ’ō·wṯ | Noun - common singular | H226 sign |
| that | שָׁאַתָּ֖ה | šā·’at·tāh | Pronoun - relative; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| speaking | מְדַבֵּ֥ר | mə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| with me | עִמִּֽי׃ | ‘im·mî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5973 with |
Cross-references
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Judges 6:12 Joshua 1:5 · Luke 1:28 · Judges 2:18 · Joshua 1:9 · Judges 13:3 · Exodus 3:12 · Luke 1:11 · Acts 18:9–10 · Matthew 1:23 · Matthew 28:20 · Ruth 2:4
Judges 6:13 Psalm 77:7–9 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · Isaiah 59:1–2 · Psalm 44:1 · Genesis 25:22 · Psalm 89:49 · Deuteronomy 31:17 · Psalm 78:3–4 · Isaiah 63:15 · Deuteronomy 30:17–18 · Isaiah 41:17 · Exodus 33:14–16
Judges 6:14 Joshua 1:5–9 · Hebrews 11:34 · 1 Samuel 12:11 · Judges 4:6 · Hebrews 11:32 · 1 Chronicles 14:9–10
Judges 6:15 Exodus 3:11 · 1 Samuel 9:21 · Exodus 4:10 · Jeremiah 1:6 · Ephesians 3:8 · Luke 1:34 · Jeremiah 50:45 · 1 Corinthians 15:9 · Micah 5:2 · 1 Samuel 18:23 · Genesis 32:10 · Exodus 18:21–25
Judges 6:16 Joshua 1:5 · Exodus 3:12 · Acts 11:21 · Mark 16:20 · Isaiah 41:10 · Isaiah 41:14–16
Judges 6:17 Psalm 86:17 · Exodus 33:13 · Isaiah 7:11 · Exodus 33:16 · Isaiah 38:7–8 · Judges 6:36–40 · Genesis 15:8–17 · Exodus 4:1–9 · 2 Kings 20:8–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.