Judges 6:15

Gideon ¹  said to him, “But Lord, ²  how ³  can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.” ⁴ 

Ge 32:10; Ex 3:11; Ex 4:10; Ex 18:21-25; 1Sa 9:21; 1Sa 18:23; Jer 1:6; Jer 50:45; Mic 5:2; Lu 1:34; 1Co 15:9; Eph 3:8

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn 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 tn Heb “with what.”

⁴ tn Heb “in my father’s house.”