15He said to him, |O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.|


In Context

12 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him, and said to him, |Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!|

13 Gideon said to him, |Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, 'Didn't Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?' But now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.|

14 Yahweh looked at him, and said, |Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Haven't I sent you?|

15 He said to him, |O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.|

16 Yahweh said to him, |Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.|

17 He said to him, |If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.

Judges 6:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:15"But Lord , " Gideon asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:15And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:15He answered and said: I beseech thee, my lord, wherewith shall I deliver Israel? Behold my family is the meanest in Manasses, and I am the least in my father's house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:15And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:15And he said to him, |Pray, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manas'seh, and I am the least in my family.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:15And he said unto him, Oh Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:15And he said to him, O my Lord, by what means shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:15And he saith unto him, 'O, my lord, wherewith do I save Israel? lo, my chief is weak in Manasseh, and I the least in the house of my father.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:15And he said to him, Oh my Lord, with which shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.