Judges

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1:1	After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?	After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of YHWH, saying, Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?
1:2	Yahweh said, Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.	YHWH said, Judah is to go up. Look, I have delivered the land into his hand.
1:4	Judah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.	Judah went up, and YHWH delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
1:14	When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, What would you like?	When she came, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What would you like?
1:15	She said to him, Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.	She said to him, Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
1:17	Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.	Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and totally destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
1:19	Yahweh was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.	YHWH was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
1:22	The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.	The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.
2:1	Yahwehs angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, I will never break my covenant with you.	The Angel of YHWH came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, I brought yall out of Egypt, and have led yall to the land which I swore to give yalls ancestors. I said, I will never break my covenant with yall.
2:2	You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars. But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?	Yall must not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land. Yall must break down their altars. But yall have not listened to my voice. Why have yall done this?
2:3	Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.	I also said, I will not drive them out from before yall. They will ensnare yall, and their gods will be a snare to yall.
2:4	When Yahwehs angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.	When the Angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
2:5	They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.	They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to YHWH.
2:6	Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.	Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to their inheritance to possess the land.
2:7	The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.	The people served YHWH all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of YHWH that he had worked for Israel.
2:8	Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.	Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of YHWH, died, being one hundred ten years old.
2:10	After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didnt know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.	After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didnt know YHWH, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
2:11	The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight, and served the Baals.	The children of Israel did that which was evil in YHWHs sight, and served the Baals.
2:12	They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.	They abandoned YHWH, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked YHWH to anger.
2:13	They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.	They abandoned YHWH, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
2:14	Yahwehs anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.	YHWHs anger burned against Israel, and ʜᴇ delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. Hᴇ sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
2:15	Wherever they went out, Yahwehs hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.	Wherever they went out, YHWHs hand was against them for disaster, as YHWH had sworn to them. So they were very distressed.
2:16	Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.	YHWH raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
2:17	Yet they didnt listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahwehs commandments. They didnt do so.	Yet they didnt listen to their judges. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying YHWHs commandments. They didnt do so.
2:18	When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.	When YHWH raised up judges for them, then YHWH was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved YHWH because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
2:20	Yahwehs anger burned against Israel; and he said, Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,	YHWHs anger burned against Israel, and ʜᴇ said, Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
2:21	I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;	I also will no longer drive out any of the nations from before them that Joshua left when he died,
2:22	that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahwehs way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.	so that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep YHWHs way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.
2:23	So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didnt deliver them into Joshuas hand.	So YHWH left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didnt deliver them into Joshuas hand.
3:1	Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;	Now these are the nations which YHWH left, to test those in Israel by them who had not known all the wars of Canaan.
3:2	only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:	The purpose was so that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
3:4	They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahwehs commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.	They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to YHWHs commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
3:7	The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.	The children of Israel did that which was evil in YHWHs sight and forgot YHWH their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
3:8	Therefore Yahwehs anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.	Therefore YHWHs anger burned against Israel, and ʜᴇ sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. The children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years.
3:9	When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Calebs younger brother.	When the children of Israel cried to YHWH, YHWH raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel who delivered them: Othniel, son of Kenaz, Calebs younger brother.
3:10	Yahwehs Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.	The Spirit of YHWH came on him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and YHWH delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
3:12	The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight, and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in Yahwehs sight.	The children of Israel again did what was evil in YHWHs sight, so YHWH strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in YHWHs sight.
3:13	He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.	He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself, and he went and struck Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees.
3:15	But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.	But when the children of Israel cried to YHWH, YHWH raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
3:16	Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.	Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit long. He wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
3:17	He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.	He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was an exceedingly fat man.
3:19	But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret message for you, O king. The king said, Keep silence! All who stood by him left him.	At the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back and said, I have a secret message for you, O king. The king said, Keep silence! All who stood by him left him.
3:20	Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. He arose out of his seat.	Ehud approached to him while he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. He arose out of his seat.
3:21	Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.	Ehud reached out with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into the kings belly.
3:22	The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didnt draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.	The handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed around the blade. Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly, and the waste came out.
3:23	Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.	Then Ehud went out onto the porch and closed and locked the doors of the upper room behind him.
3:24	After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.	After Ehud left, the servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, Surely he is relieving himself in the cool room.
3:25	They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didnt open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their Lord had fallen down dead on the floor.	They waited until they were ashamed, but he didnt open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them and saw that their Lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
3:27	When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.	When he arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.
3:28	He said to them, Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didnt allow any man to pass over.	He said to them, Yall must follow me, for YHWH has given yalls enemies the Moabites into yalls hand. So they followed him and captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and didnt allow anyone to pass over.
3:30	So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.	So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land was undisturbed for eighty years.
3:31	After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.	After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also delivered Israel.
4:1	The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight, when Ehud was dead.	The children of Israel again did what was evil in YHWHs sight, after Ehud died.
4:2	Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.	YHWH sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The captain of the army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
4:3	The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.	The children of Israel cried to YHWH, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.
4:4	Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, judged Israel at that time.	Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
4:5	She lived under Deborahs palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.	She lived under Deborahs palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
4:6	She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali, and said to him, Hasnt Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?	She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali and said to him, Hasnt YHWH, the God of Israel, commanded, Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the children of Naphtali and the children of Zebulun?
4:7	I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabins army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.	I will lure Sisera, the captain of Jabins army, to the river Kishon, with his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into your hand.
4:8	Barak said to her, If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.	Barak said to her, If you will go with me, then I will go. But if you wont go with me, I will not go.
4:9	She said, I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the journey that you take wont be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into a womans hand. Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.	She said, I will indeed go with you. But the journey that you take wont be for your honor. YHWH will sell Sisera into a womans hand. Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.
4:10	Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; and Deborah went up with him.	Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah went up with him.
4:14	Deborah said to Barak, Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasnt Yahweh gone out before you? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.	Deborah said to Barak, Go! This is the day in which YHWH has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not YHWH gone out before you? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
4:15	Yahweh confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet.	YHWH confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet.
4:16	But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.	But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.
4:18	Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my Lord, turn in to me; dont be afraid. He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.	Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Come in, my Lord, come in with me. Dont be afraid. He came in to her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
4:19	He said to her, Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. She opened a container of milk, and gave him a drink, and covered him.	He said to her, Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. She opened a bag of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him.
4:20	He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, Is there any man here? you shall say, No.	He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, Is there any man here? you must say, No.
4:21	Then Jael, Hebers wife, took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground, for he was in a deep sleep; so he fainted and died.	Then Jael, Hebers wife, took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand and went quietly to him while he was asleep from exhaustion. She drove the pin into his temple and it pierced through to the ground, and he died.
4:22	Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek. He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples.	Just then, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, Come and I will show you the man whom you seek. He came to her, and there Sisera lay dead, with the tent peg in his temples.
5:1	Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,	On that day, Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang this song:
5:2	Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!	When the leaders lead in Israel, When the people offered themselves willingly, Yall bless, YHWH!
5:3	Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.	Listen, yall kings! Give ear, yall princes! I, even I, will sing to YHWH. I will sing praise to YHWH, the God of Israel.
5:4	Yahweh, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.	YHWH, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also poured. Yes, the clouds poured water.
5:5	The mountains quaked at Yahwehs presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.	The mountains quaked at the presence of YHWH, even Sinai at the presence of YHWH, the God of Israel.
5:9	My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!	My heart is toward the leaders of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Yall bless YHWH!
5:10	Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.	Yall who ride on white donkeys, who sit on rich carpets, who walk by the way—consider!
5:11	Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse Yahwehs righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then Yahwehs people went down to the gates.	Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse YHWHs righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then YHWHs people went down to the gates.
5:12	Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.	Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.
5:13	Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. Yahweh came down for me against the mighty.	Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. YHWH came down for me against the mighty.
5:23	Curse Meroz, said Yahwehs angel. Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didnt come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.	Yall curse Meroz, said the Angel of YHWH. Yall curse its inhabitants bitterly, because they didnt come to help YHWH, to help YHWH against the mighty.
5:24	Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.	Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed among tent dwelling women.
5:25	He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a Lordly dish.	He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a majestic dish.
5:26	She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmens hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.	She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmens hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She annihilated his head. She shattered and pierced his temple.
5:31	So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength. Then the land had rest forty years.	So let all your enemies perish, YHWH, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength. Then the land had rest forty years.
6:1	The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight, so Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.	The children of Israel did that which was evil in YHWHs sight, so YHWH delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
6:2	The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.	The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, and because of Midian the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.
6:3	So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them.	Whenever Israel planted crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them.
6:4	They encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza. They left no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep, ox, or donkey.	They encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth as far as Gaza. They left no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep, ox, or donkey.
6:5	For they came up with their livestock and their tents. They came in as locusts for multitude. Both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.	For they came up with their livestock and their tents. They came in as locusts for multitude. Both they and their camels were without number, and they came into the land to destroy it.
6:6	Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh.	Israel was brought very low because of Midian, and the children of Israel cried to YHWH.
6:7	When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh because of Midian,	When the children of Israel cried to YHWH because of Midian,
6:8	Yahweh sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them, Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage.	YHWH sent a prophet to the children of Israel, and he said to them, YHWH, the God of Israel, says, I brought yall up from Egypt, and brought yall out of the house of bondage.
6:9	I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land.	I delivered yall out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed yall, and drove them out from before yall, and gave yall their land.
6:10	I said to you, I am Yahweh your God. You shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not listened to my voice.	I said to yall, I am YHWH yalls God. Yall must not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land yall dwell. But yall have not listened to my voice.
6:11	Yahwehs angel came and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.	The Angel of YHWH came and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.
6:12	Yahwehs angel appeared to him, and said to him, Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!	The Angel of YHWH appeared to him, and said to him, YHWH is with you, valiant warrior!
6:13	Gideon said to him, Oh, my Lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Didnt Yahweh bring us up from Egypt? But now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.	Gideon said to him, Oh, my Lord, if YHWH is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Didnt YHWH bring us up from Egypt? But now YHWH has cast us off and delivered us into the hand of Midian.
6:14	Yahweh looked at him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Havent I sent you?	YHWH looked at him, and said, Go in your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Havent I sent you?
6:15	He said to him, O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my fathers house.	He said to him, O Lord, how can I save Israel? Look, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my fathers house.
6:16	Yahweh said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.	YHWH said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you will strike the Midianites as one man.
6:21	Then Yahwehs angel stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then Yahwehs angel departed out of his sight.	Then the Angel of YHWH stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. Fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then the Angel of YHWH departed out of his sight.
6:22	Gideon saw that he was Yahwehs angel; and Gideon said, Alas, Lord Yahweh! Because I have seen Yahwehs angel face to face!	Gideon saw that he was the Angel of YHWH, and Gideon said, Alas, Lord YHWH! Because I have seen the Angel of YHWH face to face!
6:23	Yahweh said to him, Peace be to you! Dont be afraid. You shall not die.	YHWH said to him, Peace be to you! Dont be afraid. You will not die.
6:24	Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it Yahweh is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.	Then Gideon built an altar there to YHWH, and called it YHWH is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
6:25	That same night, Yahweh said to him, Take your fathers bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it.	That same night, YHWH said to him, Take your fathers bull and the second bull that is seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it.
6:26	Then build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.	Then build an altar to YHWH your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you cut down.
6:27	Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him. Because he feared his fathers household and the men of the city, he could not do it by day, but he did it by night.	Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as YHWH had spoken to him. Because he feared his fathers household and the men of the city, he could not do it by day, but he did it by night.
6:28	When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.	When the men of the city arose early in the morning, he saw that the altar of Baal had been demolished, and the Asherah beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.
6:30	Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.	Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.
6:31	Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar!	Joash said to all who stood against him, Are yall going to plead Baals cause? Are yall going to save him? Whoever pleads his cause, will be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar!
6:34	But Yahwehs Spirit came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together to follow him.	But the Spirit of YHWH came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together to follow him.
6:36	Gideon said to God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,	Gideon said to God, If you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,
6:37	behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then Ill know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.	look, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then Ill know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.
6:38	It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.	And that is what happened. He rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
6:39	Gideon said to God, Dont let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece. Let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.	Gideon said to God, Dont let your anger be kindled against me. I will speak but once more. Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece. Let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.
6:40	God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.	God did so that night. Only the fleece was dry, and there was dew on all the ground.
7:2	Yahweh said to Gideon, The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, My own hand has saved me.	YHWH said to Gideon, The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, or Israel would boast against me, saying, My own hand has delivered me.
7:4	Yahweh said to Gideon, There are still too many people. Bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. It shall be, that those whom I tell you, This shall go with you, shall go with you; and whoever I tell you, This shall not go with you, shall not go.	YHWH said to Gideon, There are still too many people. Bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. Those whom I tell you, This one should go with you, he must go with you. And whoever I tell you, This one should not go with you, he must not go.
7:5	So he brought down the people to the water; and Yahweh said to Gideon, Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, like a dog laps, you shall set him by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.	So he brought down the people to the water, and YHWH said to Gideon, You are to separate those who lap of the water with his tongue, like a dog laps. Do likewise with everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.
7:6	The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.	The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men. All the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.
7:7	Yahweh said to Gideon, I will save you by the three hundred men who lapped, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, each to his own place.	YHWH said to Gideon, With the three hundred men who lapped, I will deliver yall and give the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, each to his own place.
7:9	That same night, Yahweh said to him, Arise, go down into the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.	That same night, YHWH said to him, Arise, go down into the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
7:10	But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp.	But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp,
7:11	You will hear what they say; and afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.	and listen to what they say. Afterward your hands will be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.
7:13	When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.	When Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, Listen, I dreamed a dream: a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.
7:15	It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. Then he returned into the camp of Israel and said, Arise, for Yahweh has delivered the army of Midian into your hand!	When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. Then he returned into the camp of Israel and said, Yall get up! For YHWH has delivered the army of Midian into yalls hand!
7:17	He said to them, Watch me, and do likewise. Behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so you shall do.	He said to them, Yall watch me and do what I do. When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do what I do!
7:18	When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and shout, For Yahweh and for Gideon!	When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then yall blow your trumpets from all around the camp. Then yall say, For YHWH and for Gideon!
7:20	The three companies blew the trumpets, broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they shouted, The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon!	The three companies blew the trumpets, broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they shouted, The sword of YHWH and of Gideon!
7:21	They each stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight.	They each stood in their place around the camp, and all the army ran, crying out as they fled.
7:22	They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every mans sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.	They blew the three hundred trumpets, and YHWH set every mans sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
7:23	The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued Midian.	The men of Israel were gathered together from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.
7:24	Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan! So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.	Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, Yall come down against Midian and capture the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan! So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.
8:1	The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way, that you didnt call us when you went to fight with Midian? They rebuked him sharply.	The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way? Why didnt you call us when you went to fight with Midian? They rebuked him sharply.
8:2	He said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Isnt the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?	He said to them, What have I done now compared to yall? Isnt the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
8:3	God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.	God has delivered into yalls hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with yall? Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.
8:5	He said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.	He said to the men of Succoth, Please yall—give some loaves of bread to the people who follow me, because they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
8:7	Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.	Gideon said, Therefore when YHWH has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear yalls flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
8:15	He came to the men of Succoth, and said, See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?	He came to the men of Succoth, and said, See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom yall taunted me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?
8:17	He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.	He tore down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
8:18	Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor? They answered, They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.	Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What kind of men did yall kill at Tabor? They answered, They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king.
8:19	He said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.	He said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As YHWH lives, if yall had let them live, I would not kill yall.
8:22	Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, both you, your son, and your sons son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.	Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, both you, your son, and your sons son also, because you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.
8:23	Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.	Gideon said to them, I will not rule over yall, neither will my son rule over yall. YHWH will rule over yall.
8:24	Gideon said to them, I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder. For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.	Gideon said to them, I do have a request of yall: Each of yall must give me the earrings from their plunder. For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.
8:25	They answered, We will willingly give them. They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.	They answered, We will give give them. They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
8:34	The children of Israel didnt remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;	The children of Israel didnt remember YHWH their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
9:2	Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.	Please yall—speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Is it better for yall that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over yall, or that one man rule over yall? Also, remember that I am yalls bone and flesh.
9:3	His mothers brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.	His mothers brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
9:7	When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.	When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, Yall must listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to yall.
9:15	The bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.	The bramble said to the trees, If in truth yall are anointing me king over yall, then yall must come and take refuge in my shade. But if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
9:16	Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands	Now therefore, if yall dealt faithfully and honestly when yall made Abimelech king, and if yall have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and if yall have dealt with him according to what his hands deserve—
9:17	for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;	for my father fought for yall, risked his life, and delivered yall out of the hand of Midian.
9:18	and you have risen up against my fathers house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;	But yall have risen up against my fathers house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and yall have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is yalls brother—
9:19	if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;	if yall then have dealt faithfully and honestly with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then yall must rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in yall.
9:20	but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.	But if not, let fire come down from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.
9:28	Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isnt he the son of Jerubbaal? Isnt Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?	Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isnt he the son of Jerubbaal? Isnt Zebul his officer? Yall are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve him?
9:31	He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.	He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Beware! Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem. They are inciting the city against you.
9:33	It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.	In the morning, as soon as the sun is up, get up early and rush on the city. When he and the people who are with him come out against you, do to him whatever you can.
9:36	When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. Zebul said to him, You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.	When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. Zebul said to him, You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.
9:37	Gaal spoke again and said, Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.	Gaal spoke again and said, Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of the Diviners.
9:43	He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck them.	He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field. When he saw the people came out of the city, he rose up against them and struck them.
9:48	Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!	Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, What yall have seen me do, yall hurry and do likewise!
9:54	Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. His young man thrust him through, and he died.	Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, so that men will not say of me, A woman killed him. The young man thrust him through, and he died.
10:4	He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.	He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
10:6	The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned Yahweh, and didnt serve him.	The children of Israel again did that which was evil in YHWHs sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned YHWH, and didnt serve him.
10:7	Yahwehs anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the children of Ammon.	YHWHs anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the children of Ammon.
10:10	The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.	The children of Israel cried to YHWH, saying, We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.
10:11	Yahweh said to the children of Israel, Didnt I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?	YHWH said to the children of Israel, Didnt I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
10:12	The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.	The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed yall. Yall cried to me, and I delivered yall from their hand.
10:13	Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods. Therefore I will save you no more.	Yet yall have forsaken me and yall served other gods. Therefore I will no longer save yall.
10:14	Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress!	Yall go and cry to the gods yall have chosen. Let them save yall in the time of yalls distress!
10:15	The children of Israel said to Yahweh, We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.	The children of Israel said to YHWH, We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.
10:16	They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.	They put away the foreign gods from among them and served YHWH; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
10:18	The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.	The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He will become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
11:1	Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead became the father of Jephthah.	Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
11:7	Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Didnt you hate me, and drive me out of my fathers house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?	Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Didnt yall hate me and drive me out of my fathers house? Why have yall come to me now when yall are in distress?
11:9	Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivers them before me, will I be your head?	Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If yall bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and YHWH delivers them before me, will I become yalls head?
11:10	The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Yahweh will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.	The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, YHWH will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.
11:11	Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.	Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. Jephthah spoke all his words before YHWH in Mizpah.
11:17	then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Please let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom didnt listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab, but he refused; so Israel stayed in Kadesh.	then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Please let me pass through your land, but the king of Edom didnt listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab, but he refused; so Israel stayed in Kadesh.
11:21	Yahweh, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.	YHWH, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
11:23	So now Yahweh, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?	So now YHWH, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
11:24	Wont you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever Yahweh our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.	Wont you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever YHWH our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
11:26	Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along the side of the Arnon for three hundred years! Why didnt you recover them within that time?	Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along the side of the Arnon for three hundred years! Why didnt yall recover them within that time?
11:27	Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May Yahweh the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.	Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May YHWH the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
11:29	Then Yahwehs Spirit came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.	Then the Spirit of YHWH came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.
11:30	Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,	Jephthah vowed a vow to YHWH, and said, If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
11:31	then it shall be, that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be Yahwehs, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.	then whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon will be YHWHs, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
11:32	So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.	So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and YHWH delivered them into his hand.
11:34	Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.	Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, but just then his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
11:35	When he saw her, he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I cant go back.	When he saw her, he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to YHWH, and I cant go back.
11:36	She said to him, My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon.	She said to him, My father, you have opened your mouth to YHWH; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because YHWH has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon.
11:37	Then she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me. Leave me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.	Then she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me. Leave me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and mourn my virginity, I and my companions.
12:2	Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didnt save me out of their hand.	Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon, and when I called yall, yall didnt deliver me out of their hand.
12:3	When I saw that you didnt save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me today, to fight against me?	When I saw that yall didnt deliver me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and YHWH delivered them into my hand. Why then have yall come up to me today, to fight against me?
12:4	Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the middle of Ephraim, and in the middle of Manasseh.	Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, Yall Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim, in the middle of Ephraim, and in the middle of Manasseh.
12:7	Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.	Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead.
13:1	The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.	The children of Israel again did that which was evil in YHWHs sight; and YHWH delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
13:3	Yahwehs angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.	The Angel of YHWH appeared to the woman, and said to her, See now, you are barren and childless, but you will conceive and bear a son.
13:4	Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and dont eat any unclean thing;	Now therefore please be careful not to drink wine or beer, and dont eat any unclean thing.
13:5	for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.	See! You will conceive and give birth to a son. No razor must come on his head, for the child is to be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He will begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
13:7	but he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Dont eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.	but he said to me, See! You will conceive and bear a son. Now do not drink wine or beer. Dont eat any unclean thing, for the child will be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
13:8	Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.	Then Manoah entreated YHWH, and said, Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who will be born.
13:10	The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.	The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, Look, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.
13:12	Manoah said, Now let your words happen. What shall the childs way of life and mission be?	Manoah said, Now when your words come to pass, what is to be the boys way of life and work?
13:13	Yahwehs angel said to Manoah, Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.	The Angel of YHWH said to Manoah, Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.
13:14	She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.	She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, or drink wine or beer, or eat any unclean thing. She must observe all that I commanded her.
13:15	Manoah said to Yahwehs angel, Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.	Manoah said to the Angel of YHWH, Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.
13:16	Yahwehs angel said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I wont eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh. For Manoah didnt know that he was Yahwehs angel.	The Angel of YHWH said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I wont eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to YHWH. For Manoah didnt know that he was the Angel of YHWH.
13:17	Manoah said to Yahwehs angel, What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?	Manoah said to the Angel of YHWH, What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?
13:18	Yahwehs angel said to him, Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?	The Angel of YHWH said to him, Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?
13:19	So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.	So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to YHWH. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.
13:20	For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, Yahwehs angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.	For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, the Angel of YHWH ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
13:21	But Yahwehs angel didnt appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was Yahwehs angel.	But the Angel of YHWH didnt appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the Angel of YHWH.
13:22	Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.	Manoah said to his wife, We will die die, because we have seen God!
13:23	But his wife said to him, If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldnt have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldnt have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.	But his wife said to him, If YHWH were pleased to kill us, he wouldnt have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldnt have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.
13:24	The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and Yahweh blessed him.	The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and YHWH blessed him.
13:25	Yahwehs Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.	The Spirit of YHWH began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
14:2	He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.	When he came up, he told his father and mother, I have seen a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. Now yall get her to be my woman.
14:4	But his father and his mother didnt know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.	But his father and his mother didnt know that it was of YHWH; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
14:5	Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him.	Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly, a young lion roared at him.
14:6	Yahwehs Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didnt tell his father or his mother what he had done.	The Spirit of YHWH came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didnt tell his father or his mother what he had done.
14:8	After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.	After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion. There was a swarm of bees with honey in the body of the lion.
14:12	Samson said to them, Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;	Samson said to them, Now let me tell yall a riddle. If yall can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and yall find it out, then I will give yall thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.
14:13	but if you cant tell me the answer, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. They said to him, Tell us your riddle, that we may hear it.	But if yall arent able to tell me the answer, then yall must give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. They said to him, Tell us your riddle. Lets hear it.
14:15	On the seventh day, they said to Samsons wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your fathers house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Isnt that so?	On the seventh day, they said to Samsons wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your fathers house with fire. Have yall called us to impoverish us? Isnt that so?
14:16	Samsons wife wept before him, and said, You just hate me, and dont love me. Youve told a riddle to the children of my people, and havent told it to me. He said to her, Behold, I havent told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?	Samsons wife wept before him, and said, You just hate me, and dont love me. Youve told a riddle to the children of my people, and havent told it to me. He said to her, Look, I havent told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?
14:18	The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? He said to them, If you hadnt plowed with my heifer, you wouldnt have found out my riddle.	The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? He said to them, If yall hadnt plowed with my heifer, yall wouldnt have found out my riddle.
14:19	Yahwehs Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his fathers house.	The Spirit of YHWH came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his fathers house.
15:2	Her father said, I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isnt her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.	Her father said, I thought thought that you hated hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isnt her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.
15:7	Samson said to them, If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.	Samson said to them, Because yall did this, I swear that I wont stop until I have taken vengeance on yall.
15:10	The men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? They said, We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.	The men of Judah said, Why have yall come up against us? They said, We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.
15:12	They said to him, We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.	They said to him, We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that yall wont kill me.
15:13	They spoke to him, saying, No, but we will bind you securely and deliver you into their hands; but surely we will not kill you. They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.	They spoke to him, saying, No, but we will bind bind you and deliver you into their hands. But we will not kill kill you. They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.
15:14	When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then Yahwehs Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands.	When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then the Spirit of YHWH came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
15:18	He was very thirsty, and called on Yahweh and said, You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?	He was very thirsty, and called on YHWH and said, You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant. But now must I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?
16:7	Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.	Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then I will become weak like any other man.
16:10	Delilah said to Samson, Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.	Delilah said to Samson, You mocked me! You told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.
16:11	He said to her, If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.	He said to her, If they only bind bind me with new ropes that have never been used, then will I become weak like any other man.
16:18	When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the Lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart. Then the Lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.	When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the Lords of the Philistines, saying, Yall come up once more, because he has told me all his heart. Then the Lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.
16:20	She said, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! He awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he didnt know that Yahweh had departed from him.	She said, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! He awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he didnt know that YHWH had departed from him.
16:24	When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand.	When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand.
16:25	When their hearts were merry, they said, Call for Samson, that he may entertain us. They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;	When their hearts were merry, they said, Yall call for Samson to entertain us. They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
16:28	Samson called to Yahweh, and said, Lord Yahweh, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.	Samson called to YHWH, and said, Lord YHWH, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
16:30	Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines! He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the Lords, and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.	Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines! He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the Lords, and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed in his life.
17:2	He said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it. His mother said, May Yahweh bless my son!	He said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—look, the silver is with me. I took it. His mother said, May YHWH bless my son!
17:3	He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.	He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, I must dedicate dedicate the silver to YHWH from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.
17:6	In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.	In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.
17:7	There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.	There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he lived there.
17:13	Then Micah said, Now I know that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.	Then Micah said, Now I know that YHWH will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.
18:2	The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, Go, explore the land! They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.	The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, Yall go and explore the land! They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
18:5	They said to him, Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.	They said to him, Please ask counsel of God, so we may know whether our way will be prosperous.
18:6	The priest said to them, Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before Yahweh.	The priest said to them, Yall go in peace. The journey on which yall are going is before YHWH.
18:8	They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brothers asked them, What do you say?	They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brothers asked them, What do yall say?
18:9	They said, Arise, and lets go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Do you stand still? Dont be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.	They said, Arise, and lets go up against them. We have seen the land, it is very good! Are yall going to stand still? Yall must not hesitate in going in to seize the land.
18:10	When you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.	When yall go, yall will come to an unsuspecting people and the spacious land, for God has given it into yalls hand, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.
18:12	They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.	They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. It is behind Kiriath Jearim.
18:14	Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brothers, Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a carved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have to do.	Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brothers, Do yall know that in this house there is an ephod, some household gods, a carved image, and a molten image? Now yall must consider what yall should do.
18:15	They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.	They turned there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
18:18	When these went into Micahs house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?	When these went into Micahs house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, What are yall doing?
18:23	As they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?	As they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, Whats wrong that you come with such a company?
18:24	He said, You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away! What more do I have? How can you ask me, What ails you?	He said, Yall have taken my gods which I made and the priest, and then yall left! What more do I have? How can yall ask me, Whats wrong?
18:25	The children of Dan said to him, Dont let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.	The children of Dan said to him, Dont let your voice be heard among us, otherwise angry men will fall on yall, and you and your household will lose your lives.
19:3	Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her fathers house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.	Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her fathers house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
19:4	His father in law, the young ladys father, kept him there; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank, and stayed there.	His father in law, the young womans father, kept him there; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank, and stayed there.
19:5	On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he rose up to depart. The young ladys father said to his son in law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.	On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he rose up to depart. The young womans father said to his son in law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, then yall may go.
19:6	So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young ladys father said to the man, Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.	So both of them sat down, ate, and drank together. Then the young womans father said to the man, Please agree to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.
19:7	The man rose up to depart; but his father in law urged him, and he stayed there again.	The man rose up to depart, but his father in law persuaded him, and he stayed there again.
19:8	He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young ladys father said, Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines; and they both ate.	He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young womans father said, Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines; and they both ate.
19:9	When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the young ladys father, said to him, Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night. Behold, the day is ending. Stay here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home.	When the man rose up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father in law, the young womans father, said to him, Look, now the day is drawing toward evening. Please yall, stay all night. See, the day is ending. You should stay here, so that your heart may be merry. Yall can get up early tomorrow for yalls journey home.
19:10	But the man wouldnt stay that night, but he rose up and went near Jebus also called Jerusalem. With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.	But the man wouldnt stay that night. Instead he rose up and went toward Jebus also called Jerusalem. He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys and his concubine.
19:11	When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Please come and lets enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.	When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, Please come and lets enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.
19:16	Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.	That evening, an old man came from his work out of the field. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites.
19:18	He said to him, We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to Yahwehs house; and there is no one who has taken me into his house.	He said to him, We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of YHWH; and there is no one who has taken me into his house.
19:22	As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!	As they were making their hearts merry, suddenly, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!
19:23	The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers, please dont act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, dont do this folly.	The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers. Yall must not be this evil. After all, this man has come into my house, so yall must not do this senseless act.
19:24	Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them what seems good to you; but to this man dont do any such folly.	Look, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Yall can abuse them and do with them what seems good in your* eyes. But yall must not do anything senseless to this man.
19:27	Her Lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.	Her Lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way. There was a woman, his concubine, who had fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
19:30	It was so, that all who saw it said, Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.	Everyone who saw it said, Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the day the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Yall think about it and discuss it, and then yall must speak!
20:1	Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.	Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to YHWH at Mizpah.
20:3	Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. The children of Israel said, Tell us, how did this wickedness happen?	Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. The children of Israel said, Yall tell us, how did this wickedness happen?
20:7	Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.	Look, all yall children of Israel, yall must give yalls word of decision now.
20:12	The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that has happened among you?	The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that has happened among yall?
20:13	Now therefore deliver up the men, the wicked fellows who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.	Now yall must hand over the men, the sons of worthlessness, who are in Gibeah, so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel. But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.
20:18	The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? Yahweh said, Judah first.	The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, Who will go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? YHWH said, Judah first.
20:21	The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.	The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day struck down to the ground twenty two thousand of the Israelite men.
20:23	The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? Yahweh said, Go up against him.	The children of Israel went up and wept before YHWH until evening, and they asked of YHWH, saying, Should we go up again in battle against the sons of Benjamin our brothers? YHWH said, Yall must go up against them.
20:25	Benjamin went out against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men. All these drew the sword.	Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah the second day, and again struck down to the ground eighteen thousand of the children of Israel. All these drew the sword.
20:26	Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.	Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before YHWH, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before YHWH.
20:27	The children of Israel asked Yahweh for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,	The children of Israel asked YHWH for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
20:28	and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days, saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? Yahweh said, Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand.	and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days, saying, Should we yet again go out to battle against the sons of Benjamin our brothers, or should we stop? YHWH said, Yall must go up, for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand.
20:35	Yahweh struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty five thousand one hundred men. All these drew the sword.	YHWH struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty five thousand one hundred men. All these drew the sword.
20:39	The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.	The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, They are defeated defeated before us, as in the first battle.
20:40	But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole city went up in smoke to the sky.	But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and the whole city was going up in smoke to the sky.
20:41	The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that disaster had come on them.	The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, because they saw that disaster had come on them.
20:44	Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor.	Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all valiant warriors.
21:3	They said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?	They said, YHWH, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?
21:5	The children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didnt come up in the assembly to Yahweh? For they had made a great oath concerning him who didnt come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.	The children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didnt come up in the assembly to YHWH? For they had made a great oath concerning him who didnt come up to YHWH to Mizpah, saying, He must be executed executed.
21:7	How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?	How will we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by YHWH that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
21:8	They said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didnt come up to Yahweh to Mizpah? Behold, no one came from Jabesh Gilead to the camp to the assembly.	They said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didnt come up to YHWH to Mizpah? But no one came from Jabesh Gilead to the camp to the assembly.
21:9	For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.	For when the people were counted, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.
21:10	The congregation sent twelve thousand of the most valiant men there, and commanded them, saying, Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.	The congregation sent twelve thousand of the most valiant men there, and commanded them, saying, Yall are to go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, including the women and the children.
21:11	This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man.	This is what yall are to do: yall must totally destroy every male, and every woman who had known a man in bed.
21:12	They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.	They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man in bed, and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
21:14	Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead. There still werent enough for them.	Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave them the women of Jabesh Gilead whom they had kept alive, but there still werent enough for them.
21:15	The people grieved for Benjamin, because Yahweh had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.	The people grieved for Benjamin, because YHWH had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
21:16	Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?	Then the elders of the congregation said, How can we provide wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?
21:19	They said, Behold, there is a feast of Yahweh from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.	They said, Look, there is a feast of YHWH from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
21:20	They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,	They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Yall go and hide in the vineyards.
21:21	and see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards, and each man catch his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.	Yall watch for when the daughters of Shiloh come out to twirl in the dances, and then come out of the vineyards and each of yall men should catch a woman from the daughters of Shiloh. Then yall go to the land of Benjamin.
21:22	It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Grant them graciously to us, because we didnt take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them; otherwise you would now be guilty.	When their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, Yall be gracious to them, because we didnt take a woman for each man in battle. Yall didnt give them to them, otherwise yall would now be guilty.
21:24	The children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they each went out from there to his own inheritance.	The children of Israel departed from there at that time, everyone to their tribe and family, and they each went out from there to their own inheritance.