Judges 6:11–18

¹¹And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and sitteth under the oak which is in Ophrah, which is to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and Gideon his son is beating out wheat in the wine-press, to remove it from the presence of the Midianites; ¹²and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, ‘Jehovah is with thee, O mighty one of valour.’ ¹³And Gideon saith unto him, ‘O, my lord—and Jehovah is with us!—and why hath all this found us? and where are all His wonders which our fathers recounted to us, saying, Hath not Jehovah brought us up out of Egypt? and now Jehovah hath left us, and doth give us into the hand of Midian.’ ¹⁴And Jehovah turneth unto him and saith, ‘Go in this—thy power; and thou hast saved Israel out of the hand of Midian—have not I sent thee.’ ¹⁵And he saith unto him, ‘O, my lord, wherewith do I save Israel? lo, my chief is weak in Manasseh, and I the least in the house of my father.’ ¹⁶And Jehovah saith unto him, ‘Because I am with thee—thou hast smitten the Midianites as one man.’ ¹⁷And he saith unto Him, ‘If, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, then Thou hast done for me a sign that Thou art speaking with me. ¹⁸Move not, I pray Thee, from this, till my coming in unto Thee, and I have brought out my present, and put it before Thee;’ and he saith, ‘I—I do abide till thy return.’