Judges 6 · Verse 16

Judges 6:16

And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
Judges 6:16, King James Version

Judges 6:16 in other translations

BSB“Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.”
WEBThe LORD said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.”
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto him, ‘Because I am with thee--thou hast smitten the Midianites as one man.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.
BBEThen the Lord said to him, Truly, I will be with you, and you will overcome the Midianites as if they were one man.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

What does Judges 6:16 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

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 6:16 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
אֶהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehI will beH1961
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
וְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.Taand you will strike downH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanMidianH4080
כְּאִ֥ישׁke.'Ishlike a manH376
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 6:16

  • Joshua 1:5

    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.

  • Exodus 3:12

    And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  • Acts 11:21

    And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

  • Mark 16:20

    And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Isaiah 41:14-16

    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • Judges 6:12

    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
12; Ex 3:12; Jos 1:5; Isa 41:10,14-16; Mt 28:20; Mr 16:20
Ac 11:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Judges 6:16

    And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

  • Judges 6:17

    And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

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Judges 6:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová le dijo: Porque yo seré contigo, y herirás á los Madianitas como á un solo hombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel lui dit: Moi je serai avec toi; et tu frapperas Madian comme un seul homme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu ihm: Ich werde mit dir sein, und du wirst Midian schlagen wie einen Mann.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei Dominus: Ego ero tecum: et percuties Madian quasi unum virum.