And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.
- BSB Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
- NKJV Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me.
- NASB So Gideon said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then perform for me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
- NLT Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.
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Quick answer
Gideon asks for a sign to confirm that it is truly the Lord speaking with him.
Overview
Seeking assurance, Gideon requests a sign to verify the identity of his divine visitor. His request reflects a mixture of caution and weak faith, yet God graciously condescends to strengthen him. The Lord often accommodates the weakness of His servants, providing confirmation to bolster trust in His word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 86:17Shew 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.
- Exod 33:13Now 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.
- Isa 7:11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
- Exod 33:16For 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.
- Gen 15:8–17And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
- Isa 38:7–8And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
- Judg 6:36–40And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
- Exod 4:1–9And 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 Kgs 20:8–11And 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?
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