14 And the Lord[a] turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; (A)do not I send you?” 15 And he said to him, (B)“Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, (C)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.” 16 And the Lord said to him, (D)“But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:14 Septuagint the angel of the Lord; also verse 16

14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have(A) and save(B) Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”

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

16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you(E), and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”

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