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Judges 6:15

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6:15Gideon35 said to him, “But Lord,36 how37 can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.”38

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Footnotes

  1. 35 Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 36 Note the switch to אֲדֹנָי (’adonay, “Lord”). Gideon seems aware that he is speaking to someone other than, and superior to, the messenger, whom he addressed as אֲדֹנִי (’adoniy, “my lord”) in v. 13.
  3. 37 Heb “with what.”
  4. 38 Heb “in my father’s house.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s family.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He said to him, “Excuse me, my lord. How will I deliver Israel? Look, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.