The First Judge Delivers Israel

⁹ When the sons of Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them, ^(A)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

⁷ Now it came about when the sons of Israel cried to the Lord on account of Midian,

¹⁰ Then the ^(A)sons of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against You, for indeed, we have forsaken our God and served the Baals.”