Judges 6:14

6:14 Then the Lord himself ¹  turned to him and said, “You have the strength. ²  Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! ³  Have I not sent you?”

Judges 8:22

Gideon Rejects a Crown but Makes an Ephod

8:22 The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us – you, your son, and your grandson. For you have delivered us from Midian’s power.” ⁴ 

Judges 12:2

12:2 Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. ⁵  I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power. ⁶ 

¹ sn Some interpreters equate the Lord and the messenger in this story, but they are more likely distinct. In vv. 22-23 the Lord and Gideon continue to carry on a conversation after the messenger has vanished (v. 21).

² tn Heb “Go in this strength of yours.”

³ tn Heb “the hand of Midian.”

⁴ tn Heb “hand.”

⁷ tn Heb A man of great strife I was and my people and the Ammonites.”

⁸ tn Heb “hand.”