Judges 6:36
New International Version
Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—

New Living Translation
Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised,

English Standard Version
Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,

King James Bible
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

New King James Version
So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said—

New American Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel through me, as You have spoken,

NASB 1995
Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken,

NASB 1977
Then Gideon said to God, “If Thou wilt deliver Israel through me, as Thou hast spoken,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand, as You have spoken,

Amplified Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to rescue Israel through me, as You have spoken,

Christian Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If you will deliver Israel by me, as you said,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel by my hand, as You said,

American Standard Version
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Gedun said to LORD JEHOVAH: “If it is that you will save Israel by my hands, just as you said

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Gedeon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Gedeon said to God: If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

English Revised Version
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast spoken,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Gideon said to God, "You said that you would rescue Israel through me.

Good News Translation
Then Gideon said to God, "You say that you have decided to use me to rescue Israel.

International Standard Version
Then Gideon told God, "If you intend to deliver Israel by my efforts as you've said,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Gideon said unto God: 'If Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,

Literal Standard Version
And Gideon says to God, “If You are Savior of Israel by my hand, as You have spoken,

Majority Standard Bible
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,

New American Bible
Gideon said to God, “If indeed you are going to save Israel through me, as you have said,

NET Bible
Gideon said to God, "If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, as you promised, then give me a sign as proof.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Gideon said to God, “In order to see whether you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said,

New Heart English Bible
Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

World English Bible
Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

Young's Literal Translation
And Gideon saith unto God, 'If Thou art Saviour of Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sign of the Fleece
35Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him. 36Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, 37then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”…

Cross References
Genesis 15:8
But Abram replied, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"

Judges 6:14
The 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?"

Judges 6:16
"Surely I will be with you," the LORD replied, "and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man."

Judges 6:37
then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said."

1 Samuel 14:10
But if they say, 'Come on up,' then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands."


Treasury of Scripture

And Gideon said to God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,

if thou wilt

Judges 6:14,17-20
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? …

Exodus 4:1-9
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee…

2 Kings 20:9
And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

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Judges 6
1. The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian
8. A prophet rebukes them
11. An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance
17. Gideon's present is consumed with fire
24. Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom
28. Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal
33. Gideon's army
36. Gideon's signs














(36) If thou wilt save Israel.--This diffidence and hesitation show the seriousness of the crisis. Gideon saw that by human strength alone he would be utterly helpless to repel the countless hosts of the marauders. He had already shown his faith, but now he needed fresh encouragement in his dangerous task.

Verse 36. - If thou wilt save, etc. There is something touching in Gideon's diffidence of himself, even now that he found himself at the head of a large force. The thought that he was "the least in his father's house" seems still to possess him, and he can hardly believe it possible that he is to save Israel. In his humility he craves a sign that he is indeed chosen and called.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then Gideon
גִּדְע֖וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

God,
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

“If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

You will deliver
מוֹשִׁ֧יעַ (mō·wō·šî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

by my hand,
בְּיָדִ֛י (bə·yā·ḏî)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

You have said,
דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ (dib·bar·tā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue


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