Judges 6:17 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Judges 6:19 Then Gideon went in, and made ready a kidde, and vnleauened bread of an Ephah of floure, and put the flesh in a basket, and put the broth in a pot, and brought it out vnto him vnder the oke, and presented it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered", "pray", "thee", "haue", "founde", "fauour", "sight", and "shewe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Then the Lord sayd vnto him I..." into verse 18's "Depart not hence I pray thee vntil...", so "answered" and "pray" 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 "answered" and "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.