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Judges 6:15-16 KJV
Judges · chapter 6 · verses 15–16 · King James Version
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. 16And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.Judges 6:15-16 · King James Version
Judges 6:15-16 in context
13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
14And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
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.
16And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
18Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
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Key words (Strong's)
- MidianitesMidyânMidjan, a son of AbrahamH4080 →
- wherewithmâhproperly, interrogative what?H4100 →
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- familyʼelepha familyH504 →
- familyʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- smitenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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It is not said what effect the prophet's sermon had upon the people, but we may hope it had a good effect, and that some of them at least repented and reformed upon it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-24