^6:14Then the Lord himself³² turned to him and said, “You have the strength.³³ Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites!³⁴ Have I not sent you?”

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Judges 6:13–14: And Gideon said to him, “… if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? … the LORD has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian.” And the LORD … said, “Go … and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?”

Footnotes

32 Some interpreters equate the Lord and the messenger in this story, but they are more likely distinct. In vv. 22–23 the Lord and Gideon continue to carry on a conversation after the messenger has vanished (v. 21).
33 Heb “Go in this strength of yours.”
34 Heb “the hand of Midian.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and deliver Israel from the grasp of Midian. I am sending you!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh turned to him and said, “Go in this your strength, and you will deliver Israel from the palm of Midian. Did I not send you?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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?

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