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Judges 6:17

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15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

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BSB
Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
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.
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.
ASV
And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
DARBY
And he said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, shew me a sign that it is thou who talkest with me.
BLB
And he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your eyes, show me a sign that You are speaking with me.
ÅB
Da sa Gideon til ham: Dersom jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, da gi meg et tegn på at det er du som taler med meg!
OTB
Gideon svarte: “Hvis jeg nå har funnet nåde i dine øyne, gi meg et tegn på at det virkelig er du som taler til meg.
B1930
Da sa Gideon til ham: Dersom jeg har funnet nåde for dine øine, da gi mig et tegn på at det er du som taler med mig!

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Isaiah 7:11

    Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

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  • Genesis 15:8–17

    And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • Judges 6:36–40

    And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

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  • 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.

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