Judges 6:16 (GNV)

Passage

Then the Lord sayd vnto him, I wil therefore be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as one man.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:14 And the Lord looked vpon him, and sayd, Goe in this thy might, and thou shalt saue Israel out of the handes of the Midianites: haue not I sent thee?

Judges 6:15 And he answered him, Ah my Lord, whereby shall I saue Israel? beholde, my father is poore in Manasseh, and I am the least in my fathers house.

Judges 6:16 Then the Lord sayd vnto him, I wil therefore be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites, as one man.

Judges 6:17 And he answered him, I pray thee, if I haue founde fauour in thy sight, then shewe me a signe, that thou talkest with me.

Judges 6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, vntil I come vnto thee, and bring mine offring, and lay it before thee. And he sayde, I will tary vntill thou come againe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "sayd", "vnto", "therefore", "thee", "thou", "shalt", and "smite". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And he answered him Ah my Lord..." into verse 17's "And he answered him I pray thee...", so "lord" and "sayd" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "sayd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.