Judges 6:17 KJV
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Words Then and Now
- shew to show Still heard today: show, the same word; shewn is still a British legal spelling Webster’s 1828 · Show
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thy, thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Gideon set to deliver IsraelGideon 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...
Thompson Chains
- DoubtersLink 2 of 5 · next John 11:40
- Sign-seekersSee the chain from Matthew 12:38 · 9 links
Cross References
- Exodus 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
- Psalms 86:17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
- Isaiah 7:11 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
- Genesis 15:8–17 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? …
- 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. …
- Exodus 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
- Judges 6:36–40 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, …
- 2 Kings 20:8–11 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? …
- Isaiah 38:7–8 And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken; …
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Topics
- Angel (a spirit) To Gideon
- Communion Gideon
- Enthusiasm Gideon
- Excuses General scriptures concerning
- God To Gideon
- Israel Seven years of bondage to the Midianites; delivered by Gideon
- Judge 5. Gideon
- Manasseh Join Gideon in war with the Midianites
- Midianites Defeated by Gideon
- Miracles Convincing effect of
- Oppression National, relieved
- Religion Gideon
- Sign Gideon
- Zeal, religious Gideon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1245–1236 BC · Gideon
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto him, If now I have found אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אִם ʾim Conjunction נָא nāʾ Exhortation מָצָאתִי māṣāʾtî מָצָא Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
- grace חֵן ḥēn חֵן Noun · masculine singular
- in thy sight בְּעֵינֶיךָ bĕʿênêkā עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
- then shew וְעָשִׂיתָ wĕʿāśîtā עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
- me a sign לִּי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular אוֹת ʾôt אוֹת Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- that thou talkest שָׁאַתָּה šāʾattâ Relative מְדַבֵּר mĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular עִמִּי ʿimmî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular
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