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?”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses Gideon immediately after Gideon questions why God has abandoned Israel to Midianite oppression.

The words — The Hebrew לֵךְ (lekh) issues a direct command to "go," while the phrase בְּכֹחֲךָ זֶה (be-kochakha zeh) literally translates to "in this your strength."

The thread — This commission mirrors God’s enduring presence promised to Joshua (Joshua 1:5) and reflects the repeated biblical pattern of delivering Israel through specific appointed leaders (1 Samuel 12:11; Hebrews 11:34).

Why it lands — The text commands immediate action using available resources and frames the mission’s validity around divine authorization rather than human qualification.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּ֤פֶןva/i.Yi.fenand/ he turned אֵלָיו֙'e.La/vto/ him יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וַיֹּ֗אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said לֵ֚ךְlekhgo בְּכֹחֲךָ֣be./kho.cha./Khain/ strength/ your זֶ֔הZehthis וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve./ho.sha'.Taand/ you will deliver אֶת־'et-<obj.>יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael מִכַּ֣ףmi./Kaffrom/ [the] hand of מִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanMidian הֲלֹ֖אha./Lo'¿/ not שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃she.lach.Ti./khahave I sent/ you

King 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?

Cross-references

Joshua 1:5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Hebrews 11:34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
1 Samuel 12:11 So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
Judges 4:6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
1 Chronicles 14:9 Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.
Hebrews 11:32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,