Judges 6 · Verse 23

Judges 6:23

And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Judges 6:23, King James Version

Judges 6:23 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.”
WEBThe LORD said to him, “Peace be to you! Don’t be afraid. You shall not die.”
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith to him, ‘Peace to thee; fear not; thou dost not die.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to him, Peace be unto thee: fear not; thou shalt not die.
BBEBut the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; have no fear: you are in no danger of death.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to him, Peace be to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

What does Judges 6:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 6:19-23

19-23. Gideon went in, and made ready a kid; ... the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot--(See on Ge 18:7). The flesh seems to have been roasted, which is done by cutting it into kobab, that is, into small pieces, fixed on a skewer, and put before the fire. The broth was for immediate use; the other, brought in a hand-basket was intended to be a future supply to the traveller. The miraculous fire…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Fear not: thou shalt not die - Here the discovery is made by God himself: Gideon is not curiously prying into forbidden mysteries, therefore he shall not die.

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 6:23 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.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֧וֹloto <the> him
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שָׁל֥וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965
לְךָ֖le.Kha[be] to <the> you
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּירָ֑אti.Ra'you be afraidH3372
לֹ֖אlo'notH3808
תָּמֽוּת\׃ta.Mutyou will dieH4191

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

Cross references for Judges 6:23

  • Daniel 10:19

    And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

  • Genesis 43:23

    And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

  • John 14:27

    Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

  • John 20:26

    And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

  • John 20:19

    Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

  • Psalms 85:8

    I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

  • Genesis 32:30

    And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

  • Romans 1:7

    To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Peace be.
Ge 32:30; 43:23; Ps 85:8; Da 10:19; Joh 14:27; 20:19,26; Ro 1:7

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

Context

  • Judges 6:22

    And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.

  • Judges 6:23

    And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

  • Judges 6:24

    Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah–shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.

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Judges 6:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová le dijo: Paz á ti; no tengas temor, no morirás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel lui dit: Paix te soit; ne crains point, tu ne mourras pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu ihm: Friede dir! Fürchte dich nicht, du wirst nicht sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei Dominus: Pax tecum: ne timeas, non morieris.