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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 1

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 2

בִּ֣יbipardon me

Lemma: בִּי (bi) · Strong's: H0994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 43:20, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 4:13, Numbers 12:11, Joshua 7:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0994; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 3

אֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 4

בַּמָּ֥הba.Mah<in> how?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 5

אוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'will I deliver

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 8

הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 9

אַלְפִּי֙'al.Pifamily my

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: thousand: clan

Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 1:16, Numbers 10:4, Joshua 22:14, Joshua 22:21, Joshua 22:30, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505H; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 10

הַדַּ֣לha.Dal[is] the weak

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Ruth 3:10, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 11

בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.Shehin Manasseh

Lemma: מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) · Strong's: H4519G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Manasseh

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4519G; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 12

וְאָנֹכִ֥יve.'a.no.Khiand I

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 13

הַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'Ir[am] the insignificant

Lemma: צָעִיר (tsa.ir) · Strong's: H6810

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: little

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 29:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6810; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 14

בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 15

אָבִֽי\׃'a.Vifather my

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Judges 6:15 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Please	→	בִּי H0994 please
my Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
[Gideon] replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
how	→	מָה H4100 what?
can I save	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
Indeed	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
my clan	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505H thousand: clan
is the weakest	→	דַּל H1800 poor
in Manasseh	→	מְנַשֶּׁה H4519G Manasseh
and I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
am the youngest	→	צָעִיר H6810 little
in my father’s	→	אָב H0001G father
house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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