“ Do to us whatever seems good to you, but rescue us today." 16 And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh, and his soul ached for Israel's suffering. 17 And the Ammonites were mustered, encamped in the Gilead. And the Israelites gathered and encamped at Mizpah. 18 And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, "Who is the man who will begin to make war against the Ammonites? He will be the head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." ”

“ Chapter 7 1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, rose early with all the people who were with him, and encamped by Ein Harod, and the Midianite camp was to their north, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2And Yahweh said to Gideon, "There are too many people with you for me to give Midian into your hands, because Israel might boast against me, 'My own hand saved me.' 3 Now then, proclaim in the ears of the people, 'Whoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and go back quickly from Mount Gilead." And twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained. ”

“ So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men followed him.
15 And Yahweh attacked Sisera, and all his chariotry, and all his army, with the edge of the sword, and Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot. 16 And Barak pursued the chariots, and the army, to Harosheth of the Nations, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword, and there was not a single survivor. 17 And Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. ”

“ Put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and become a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be the priest of one man's house, or to be the priest of a tribe and clan in Israel?" 20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went among the people. 21 And they turned and went, and put the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them.
22 When they were far away from the house of Micah, the men who were of the houses which were near the house of Micah came together and overtook the Danites. ”

“ And they realized that no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead. 9 The people were counted, and they saw that there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
10 And the congregation sent there twelve thousand men of their warriors, and commanded them, saying, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the mouth of the sword, and the women and little ones. 11 And this is what you should do: every male, and every woman you have had intimate relations with a male, you must exterminate. ”

“ Chapter 6 1 And the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh handed them over to Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian overpowered the Israelites. Hiding from Midian, the Israelites made shelters which were in the hills, and caves, and mountain strongholds. 3 And then, when Israel had sown, Midian would come up, with the Amalekites and the people of the east. They would come up against them. 4 And they encamped against them and destroyed the produce of the land all the way to Gaza, and left nothing for Israel to live on, whether flocks, or oxen, or donkeys. ”

“ Would you like rescue him? Whoever pleads for him, let that person be put to death this very morning. If he is a god, he can seek punishment on his own behalf because his altar is torn apart." 32 So on that day they called him Jerubbaal, meaning, "Let the Baal punish him himself, because he has torn apart his altar."
33 And all Midian, and Amalek, and the people of the east gathered, and crossed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. 34 And Yahweh's spirit possessed Gideon [18] Gideon, and he blew a ram's horn, and Abiezer was summoned to follow him. ”

“ And they bound him with two fresh ropes, and brought him up from the cliff. 14 He came to Lehi, and Philistines shouted against him, and the spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and the ropes which were on his arms became like cotton threads burnt by fire, and the restraints melted off his hands.
15 And he found the fresh jawbone [37] of a donkey, and reached out and took it, and killed a thousand men with it. 16 And Samson said, "With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, [38] with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men." ”

“ Because they had made a great oath concerning anyone who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah: "He will surely be put to death."
6 And the Israelites were filled with regret for Benjamin their brother, and they said, "Today one tribe is cut off from Israel. 7 What will we do for wives for the survivors, when we have sworn by Yahweh not to give them any of our daughters as wives?" ”

“ And the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
34 And Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and there he saw his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dances. Now she was his only one; he had no other son or daughter. 35 And when he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Oh, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and troubled me. [31] I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I cannot renege." ”

“ People are coming down from middle [21] of the land, and another division is coming by way of the diviners' tree."
38And Zebul said to him, "Now where is that mouth of yours, that said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is this not the people whom you rejected? Go out and fight with him." 39 And Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from him, and many fell wounded as far as the entrance to the gate. 41 And Abimelech lived at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers from living in Shechem. ”

“ An Israelite tribe should not be destroyed. 18 But we cannot give them wives of our daughters, because the Israelites swore, 'Cursed be whoever gives a wife to Benjamin.'" 19 And they said, "Look -- there is a feast of Yahweh at Shiloh annually along the north of Bethel, east of the highway which goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.
20 And they commanded the Benjamites, saying, "Go and set an ambush in the vineyards. ”

“ And when they investigated the matter, they said, "Gideon son of Joash did this thing." 30 And the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son to be put to death, because he tore apart the altar of the Baal, and because he cut down the Asherah which was beside it." ”

“ Chapter 9 1And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke to them, and to all the clan of his mother's father's house, saying, 2"Speak, please, in the ears of all the lords of Shechem. What is better for you: that you are ruled by seventy men of Jerubbaal, or whether one man rules over you? ”

“ However, you will not be glorified on the journey that you take, but Yahweh will sell Siserah into the hand of a woman." And Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet, and Deborah went with him.
11 And Heber the Kenite, of the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had separated himself from Kain, [15] and pitched his tent toward Elon in Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And it was reported to Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone to to Mount Tabor. ”

“ Then they took him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. And at that time about forty-two thousand men of Ephraim fell.
7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years, and Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead.
8 And after him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters, whom he sent outside, and took in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 And Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem. ”

“ Egypt, and from the Amorites, and from the Ammonites, and from Philistines, 12and Sidonians, and Amalek, and Maon? They oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I delivered you from their hand. 13 And you have abandoned me, and served other gods. Therefore I will no longer deliver you. 14Go cry to the gods you have chosen. Let them rescue you in your time of trouble."
15 And the Israelites said to Yahweh, "We have sinned. ”

“ What sort of men did you kill at Tabor? Or, Where are the men you killed at Tabor?↑ Abimelech can be read in Hebrew as "my father is king."↑ (9:37) middle. The Hebrew word tabbur is a rare one. Another interpretation reads it as "top."↑ (10:40) and they had thirty donkeys. ”

“ Why should I tell you?"
17 And she wept in front of him all seven days, while their feast lasted. And then, on the seventh day, he told her, because she wore him out. And she told the riddle to the sons of her people. ”

“ It was the general belief of peoples in the region that each land had its own gods, and that the victory of a nation at war was the victory of that nation's god.↑ The king of Moab at the time of the events described (Numbers 22:4) ↑ (11:35) and troubled me. Hebrew, w'at hayyit b'okray, literally, "and you are among those who trouble me."↑ (11:40) commemorate. The Hebrew verb is rare. Perhaps it should be translated, lament.↑ Ephrathite. A member of the Tribe of Ephraim.↑ (13:4) unclean. ”