Judges

Judges 6:15

¹⁵“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	בִּ֣י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular	H994 I pray, excuse me
my Lord	אֲדֹנָ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
how	בַּמָּ֥ה	bam·māh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can I save	אוֹשִׁ֖יעַ	’ō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3467 deliver
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Indeed	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
my clan	אַלְפִּי֙	’al·pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H505 thousand
is the weakest	הַדַּ֣ל	had·dal	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
in Manasseh	בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	bim·naš·šeh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
and I	וְאָנֹכִ֥י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am the youngest	הַצָּעִ֖יר	haṣ·ṣā·‘îr	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
in my father’s	אָבִֽי׃	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
house	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.