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Judges 6:15-17
New English Translation
Judges 6:15-17
New English Translation
15 Gideon[a] said to him, “But Lord,[b] how[c] can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.”[d] 16 The Lord said to him, “Ah, but[e] I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”[f] 17 Gideon[g] said to him, “If you really are pleased with me,[h] then give me[i] a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
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- Judges 6:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Judges 6:15 tn Note the switch to אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “Lord”). Gideon seems aware that he is speaking to someone other than, and superior to, the messenger, whom he addressed as אֲדֹנִי (ʾadoni, “my lord”) in v. 13.
- Judges 6:15 tn Heb “with what.”
- Judges 6:15 tn Heb “in my father’s house.”
- Judges 6:16 tn Or “certainly.”
- Judges 6:16 tn Heb “You will strike down Midian as one man.” The idiom “as one man” emphasizes the collective unity of a group (see Judg 20:8, 11). Here it may carry the force, “as if they were just one man.”
- Judges 6:17 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Judges 6:17 tn Heb “If I have found favor in your eyes.”
- Judges 6:17 tn Heb “perform for me.”
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