¹⁸ Now when Yahweh raised up judges for them, ^(A)Yahweh was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for Yahweh was ^(B)moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and suppressed them.

¹⁸ and he said to the sons of Israel, “^(A)Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’