Judges 6:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Him, "Oבִּ֣י
(bi)
994a: I pray, excuse mefrom bayay
Lord,אֲדֹנָ֔י
(a·do·nai,)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
howבַּמָּ֥ה
(bam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall I deliverאֹושִׁ֖יעַ
(o·v·shi·a')
3467: to delivera prim. root
Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
Behold,הִנֵּ֤ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
my family 
 
505: a thousanda prim. root
is the leastהַדַּ֣ל
(had·dal)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
in Manasseh,בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
(bim·na·sheh,)
4519: "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a tribe desc. from him, also a king of Judah , also two Isr.from nashah
and I am the youngestהַצָּעִ֖יר
(ha·tza·'ir)
6810: little, insignificant, youngfrom tsaar
in my father'sאָבִֽי׃
(a·vi.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
house."בְּבֵ֥ית
(be·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Oh
biy  (bee)
a request; used only adverbially (always with my Lord); Oh that!; with leave, or if it please -- alas, O, oh.
my Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
wherewith
mah  (maw)
how (long, oft, (-soever), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
shall I save
yasha`  (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
behold my family
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow -- family, kine, oxen.
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
is poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
in Manasseh
Mnashsheh  (men-ash-sheh')
causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Manasseh.
and I am the least
tsa`iyr  (tsaw-eer')
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble -- least, little (one), small (one), + young(-er, -est).
in my father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said to Him, "O Lord, how shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian 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 house.""

International Standard Version
"Right…," Gideon responded. "Sir, how will I deliver Israel? Look—my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I'm the youngest in my father's household."

NET Bible
Gideon said to him, "But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Gideon said to him, "Excuse me, sir! How can I rescue Israel? Look at my whole family. It's the weakest one in Manasseh. And me? I'm the least important member of my family."

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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