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But when the Israelites cried out to the Lord,(A) he raised up a savior for them, to save them. It was Othniel, son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz.(B)

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But when they cried out(A) to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer,(B) Othniel(C) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.

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15 But when the Israelites cried out to the Lord, he raised up for them a savior, Ehud, son of Gera, a Benjaminite who was left-handed.[a] The Israelites would send their tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, by him.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:15 Left-handed: this detail is important because it shows why Ehud is able to conceal a weapon on his right thigh (3:16). There is also a wordplay involved, since “Benjaminite” in Hebrew could also mean “right-handed man.”

15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer(A)—Ehud(B), a left-handed(C) man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute(D) to Eglon king of Moab.

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(A)But the Israelites cried out to the Lord; for with his nine hundred iron chariots Jabin harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

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Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron(A) and had cruelly oppressed(B) the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.

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(A)Israel was reduced to utter poverty by Midian, and so the Israelites cried out to the Lord.

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Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out(A) to the Lord for help.

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When Israel cried out to the Lord because of Midian,

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When the Israelites cried out(A) to the Lord because of Midian,

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When Jacob and his sons went to Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, your ancestors cried out to the Lord. The Lord then sent Moses and Aaron to bring them out of Egypt and settled them in this place.(A)

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“After Jacob(A) entered Egypt, they cried(B) to the Lord for help, and the Lord sent(C) Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

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10 They cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned because we abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and Astartes. Now deliver us from the power of our enemies, and we will serve you.’(A)

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10 They cried(A) out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned; we have forsaken(B) the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths.(C) But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

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