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Judges 6:15 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Judges 6:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 6 verse 15 to related passages throughout the 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. my family: Heb. my thousand is the meanest”
Judges 6:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 6:15
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.Gideon's protest mirrors Moses' reluctance (Exodus 3:11, 4:10) and Jeremiah's youth objection (Jeremiah 1:6). His reasoning emphasizes double inadequacy: family-level ('my family is poor') and personal-level ('I am the least'). The Hebrew dalli (דַּלִּי, 'weak, poor, helpless') describes his clan's insignificance within Manasseh. The phrase 'I am the least' (anochi hatza'ir, אָנֹכִי הַצָּעִיר, 'I am the youngest/smallest') echoes David's status as youn...
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Cross-References for Judges 6:15
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“Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
“Am I not a Benjamite”
“Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
“Ah”
“the very least of all saints”
“Bethlehem Ephrathah”
“How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
“that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes”
“who is not worthy to be called an apostle”
“Seems it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law”