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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of
Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of
Dan, including these cities and their villages.
When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the
children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of
Nun among them:
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of
Nun an inheritance among them,
These are the inheritances which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in
Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
These are the inheritances that
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at
Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
Speak to the
children of Israel, saying,
Appoint out for you cities of refuge,
whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
These were the cities appointed for all the
children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that
whosoever killeth any person at unawares might
flee thither, and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that
anyone who kills a person
unintentionally may
flee there and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto
Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of
Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel;
Now the family heads of the Levites approached
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of
Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah,
Simeon, and Benjamin.
And the rest of the
children of
Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of
Dan, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh, ten cities.
The remaining descendants of
Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim,
Dan, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And the
children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of
Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh in
Bashan, thirteen cities.
The
children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of
Reuben, and out of the tribe of
Gad, and out of the tribe of
Zebulun, twelve cities.
And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of
Reuben,
Gad, and
Zebulun.
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
So the Israelites
allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
And they gave out of the tribe of the
children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the
children of
Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
From the tribes of Judah and
Simeon, they designated these cities by name
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
Thus they gave to the
children of Aaron the priest
Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the
slayer; and
Libnah with her suburbs,
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands:
Hebron, a city of refuge for the
manslayer,
Libnah,
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
And the families of the
children of
Kohath, the Levites which remained of the
children of
Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were
allotted these cities:
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of
Kohath that remained.
In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
And unto the
children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of
Manasseh they gave Golan in
Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the
slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
This is what the
Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Golan in
Bashan, a city of refuge for the
manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
And unto the families of the
children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of
Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
In all, twelve cities were
allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining
Levite clans.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
And the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh returned, and departed from the
children of Israel out of
Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan, to go unto the country of
Gilead, to the land of their possession,
whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh left the Israelites at
Shiloh in the land of
Canaan to return to their own land of
Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of
Canaan, the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of
Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.
And the
children of Israel heard say, Behold, the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of
Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the
children of Israel.
Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of
Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the
Israelite side.”
And when the
children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the
children of Israel gathered themselves together at
Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at
Shiloh to go to war against them.
And they came unto the
children of
Reuben, and to the
children of
Gad, and to the half tribe of
Manasseh, unto the land of
Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh in the land of
Gilead and said to them,
Then the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?
But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye
children of
Reuben and
children of
Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your
children make our
children cease from fearing the LORD.
For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
And when
Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad and the
children of
Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
When
Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of
Reuben,
Gad, and
Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.
And
Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest said unto the
children of
Reuben, and to the
children of
Gad, and to the
children of
Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this
trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the
children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
Phinehas son of
Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of
Reuben,
Gad, and
Manasseh, “
Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
And
Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the
children of
Reuben, and from the
children of
Gad, out of the land of
Gilead, unto the land of
Canaan, to the
children of Israel, and brought them word again.
Then
Phinehas son of
Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of
Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of
Gilead.
And the thing pleased the
children of Israel; and the
children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the
children of
Reuben and
Gad dwelt.
The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
And the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and
Esau: and I gave unto
Esau mount
Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his
children went down into Egypt.
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and
Esau. I gave
Esau Mount
Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
And the bones of Joseph, which the
children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in
Shechem, in a
parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the
children of Joseph.
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at
Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the
children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the
Canaanites first, to fight against them?
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the
Canaanites?”
Now the
children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and
smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
And afterward the
children of Judah went down to fight against the
Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the
Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
And the
children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the
children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of
Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near
Arad. They went to live among the people.
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
And the
Amorites forced the
children of
Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
The
Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the
children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and
wept.
When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and
wept.
And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
And the
children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served
Baalim:
And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
And the
children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and
forgat the LORD their God, and served
Baalim and the groves.
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they
forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of
Mesopotamia: and the
children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of
Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
And when the
children of Israel
cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the
children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz,
Caleb’s younger brother.
But when the Israelites
cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of
Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
And the
children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened
Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave
Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
And he gathered unto him the
children of
Ammon and Amalek, and went and
smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
So the
children of Israel served
Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
The Israelites served
Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
But when the
children of Israel
cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of
Gera, a
Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the
children of Israel sent a present unto
Eglon the king of Moab.
And again they
cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of
Gera, a left-handed
Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to
Eglon king of Moab.
And it came to pass, when he was come, that he
blew a
trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the
children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
On arriving in Seirah, he
blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
And the
children of Israel
cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred
chariots of iron; and twenty years he
mightily oppressed the
children of Israel.
Then the Israelites
cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred
chariots of iron, and he had harshly
oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
And she dwelt under the palm tree of
Deborah between
Ramah and
Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the
children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
And she would sit under the Palm of
Deborah between
Ramah and
Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
And she sent and called
Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-
naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount
Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the
children of
Naphtali and of the
children of
Zebulun?
She summoned
Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in
Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount
Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of
Naphtali and
Zebulun.
Now
Heber the Kenite, which was of the
children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the
Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
Now
Heber the Kenite had moved away from the
Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of
Canaan before the
children of Israel.
On that day God subdued Jabin king of
Canaan before the Israelites.
And the hand of the
children of Israel
prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of
Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of
Canaan.
And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of
Canaan until they destroyed him.
And the
children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of
Midian seven years.
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of
Midian for seven years,
And the hand of
Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the
children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
and the hand of
Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the
Amalekites, and the
children of the east, even they came up against them;
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites,
Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and
invade them,
And Israel was greatly
impoverished because of the Midianites; and the
children of Israel
cried unto the LORD.
And it came to pass, when the
children of Israel
cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,
Now when the Israelites
cried out to the LORD because of
Midian,
That the LORD sent a prophet unto the
children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of
bondage;
He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Then all the Midianites and the
Amalekites and the
children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of
Jezreel.
Then all the Midianites,
Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of
Jezreel.
And the Midianites and the
Amalekites and all the
children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Now the Midianites,
Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a
swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the
seashore.
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand
swordsmen had already fallen.
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye
slew at
Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the
children of a king.
Next,
Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at
Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
Thus was
Midian subdued before the
children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of
Gideon.
In this way
Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of
Gideon,
And it came to pass, as soon as
Gideon was dead, that the
children of Israel turned again, and went a
whoring after
Baalim, and made
Baal-berith their god.
And as soon as
Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and
prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up
Baal-berith as their god.
And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
And the
children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served
Baalim, and
Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the
children of
Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and
forsook the LORD, and served not him.
And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of
Aram,
Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the
Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they
forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the
children of
Ammon.
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and
Ammonites,
And that year they
vexed and
oppressed the
children of Israel: eighteen years, all the
children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the
Amorites, which is in
Gilead.
who that very year
harassed and
oppressed the Israelites, and did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in
Gilead, the land of the
Amorites.
Moreover the
children of
Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was
sore distressed.
The
Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
And the
children of Israel
cried unto the LORD, saying, We have
sinned against thee, both because we have
forsaken our God, and also served
Baalim.
Then the Israelites
cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have
sinned against You, for we have indeed
forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
And the LORD said unto the
children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the
Amorites, from the
children of
Ammon, and from the Philistines?
And the
children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have
sinned: do thou unto us
whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
“We have
sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us
today!”
Then the
children of
Ammon were gathered together, and
encamped in
Gilead. And the
children of Israel assembled themselves together, and
encamped in Mizpeh.
Then the
Ammonites were called to arms and camped in
Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at
Mizpah.
And the people and princes of
Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the
children of
Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of
Gilead.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the
children of
Ammon made war against Israel.
Some time later, when the
Ammonites fought against Israel
And it was so, that when the
children of
Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of
Gilead went to
fetch Jephthah out of the land of
Tob:
and made war with them, the elders of
Gilead went to get
Jephthah from the land of
Tob.
And they said unto
Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the
children of
Ammon.
“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the
Ammonites.”
And the elders of
Gilead said unto
Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the
children of
Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of
Gilead.
They answered
Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the
Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in
Gilead.”
And
Jephthah said unto the elders of
Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the
children of
Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
But
Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the
Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
And
Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the
children of
Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
Then
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the
Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
And the king of the
children of
Ammon answered unto the messengers of
Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from
Arnon even unto
Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again
peaceably.
The king of the
Ammonites answered
Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the
Arnon to the
Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it
peaceably.”
And
Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the
children of
Ammon:
And said unto him, Thus saith
Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the
children of
Ammon:
to tell him, “This is what
Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the
Ammonites.
Wherefore I have not
sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the
children of Israel and the
children of
Ammon.
I have not
sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by
waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide
today between the Israelites and the
Ammonites.”
And
Jephthah vowed a
vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the
children of
Ammon into mine hands,
