13 Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?’ But (A)now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.” 14 And the Lord [a]looked at him and said, “(B)Go in this strength of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?” 15 (C)But he said to Him, “O Lord, [b]how am I to save Israel? Behold, my family is the least in (D)Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”

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  1. Judges 6:14 Or turned toward
  2. Judges 6:15 Lit with what

13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders(A) that our ancestors told(B) us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned(C) us and given us into the hand of Midian.”

14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have(D) and save(E) Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”

15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan(F) is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.(G)

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