Judges 6:16

16 The LORD answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”

Judges 6:16 in Other Translations

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

16 And the LORD said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man."

16 The LORD said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.”

16 God said to him, "I'll be with you. Believe me, you'll defeat Midian as one man."

16 "But I will be with you," the Lord said to him. "You will strike Midian down [as if it were] one man."

Judges 6:16 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 6:16

And the Lord said unto him, surely I will be with thee
The Targum is,

``my Word shall be thy help,''

which was sufficient to answer all objections taken from his meanness, unworthiness, and weakness:

and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man;
all together, and as easily as if thou hadst but one man to deal with, and the destruction be so entire and general that none shall be left.

Judges 6:16 In-Context

14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”

15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”

16 The LORD answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”

17 Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me.

18 Please do not go away until I come back and bring my offering and set it before you.” And the LORD said, “I will wait until you return.”

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 3:12; S Numbers 14:43; Joshua 1:5