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15 He said to the Angel, “Pardon me, my lord,[a] but how can I deliver Israel? Look! My clan is the lowliest in Manasseh, and I—I am the least in my father’s house.”

16 But the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as one man.”

17 Gideon said to him, “If I have now found grace in your eyes, offer me a sign that it is you who are speaking with me.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:15 In the main Hebrew text the word lord is pointed as the special divine name Adonai, which means Lord, but verse 22 indicates that Gideon did not yet recognize the Angel of the Lord at this time. Hence, the translation lord, which is supported by some Hebrew manuscripts and versions.