Judges 6 · Verse 14

Judges 6:14

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?
Judges 6:14, King James Version

Judges 6:14 in other translations

BSBThe LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”
WEBThe LORD looked at him, and said, “Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Haven’t I sent you?”
ASVAnd Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd 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?
BBEAnd the Lord, turning to him, said, Go in the strength you have and be Israel's saviour from Midian: have I not sent you?
WebsterAnd 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?

What does Judges 6:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:14-16
14-16. the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might ... have not I sent thee?--The command and the promise made Gideon aware of the real character of his visitor; and yet like Moses, from a sense of humility, or a shrinking at the magnitude of the undertaking, he excused himself from entering on the enterprise. And even though assured that, with the divine aid, he would overcome the Midianites as easily as if they were but one man, he still hesitates and wishes to be better assured that the mission was really from God. 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].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 6:11-24

Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet in obscurity through the times: he is here stirred up to undertake something great. It was very sure that the Lord was with him, when his Angel was with him. Gideon was weak in faith, which made it hard to reconcile the assurances of the presence of God with the distress to which Israel was brought. The Angel answered his objections. He told him to appear and act as…

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Judges 6:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenand he turnedH6437
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לֵ֚ךְlekhgoH1980
בְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.Khain strength yourH3581
זֶ֔הZehthisH2088
וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.Taand you will deliverH3467
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מִכַּ֣ףmi.Kaffrom [the] hand ofH3709
מִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanMidianH4080
הֲלֹ֖אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ\׃she.lach.Ti.khahave I sent youH7971

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Cross references for Judges 6:14

  • Joshua 1:5-9

    There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. …

  • Hebrews 11:34

    Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

  • 1 Samuel 12:11

    And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

  • Judges 4:6

    And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh–naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

  • Hebrews 11:32

    And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

  • 1 Chronicles 14:9-10

    And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.

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4:6; Jos 1:5-9; 1Sa 12:11; 1Ch 14:9,10; Heb 11:32,34

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Context

  • Judges 6:13

    And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

  • Judges 6:14

    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?

  • Judges 6:15

    And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

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Judges 6:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y mirándole Jehová, díjole: Ve con esta tu fortaleza, y salvarás á Israel de la mano de los Madianitas. ¿No te envío yo?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel le regarda, et lui dit: Va avec cette force que tu as, et tu sauveras Israël de la main de Madian. Ne t’ai-je pas envoyé?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova wandte sich zu ihm und sprach: Gehe hin in dieser deiner Kraft und rette Israel aus der Hand Midians! Habe ich dich nicht gesandt?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Respexitque ad eum Dominus, et ait: Vade in hac fortitudine tua, et liberabis Israël de manu Madian: scito quod miserim te.