Judges 12:2-4

King James Version

²And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

³And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

⁴Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

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Judges 12:2-4

New International Version

²Jephthah answered, “I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn’t save me out of their hands. ³When I saw that you wouldn’t help, I took my life in my hands^(A) and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave me the victory^(B) over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?”

⁴Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead^(C) and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh.^(D)”

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Richteren 12:2-4

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²‘Ik heb u wel laten roepen, maar u weigerde te komen,’ antwoordde Jefta. ‘U kwam niet opdagen toen wij dit ernstige conflict met de Ammonieten hadden. ³Daarom heb ik mijn leven op het spel gezet en ben zonder u ten strijde getrokken. Maar de Here heeft mij geholpen de vijand te verslaan. Waarom zou u ons dan nu aanvallen?’ ⁴Toen Efraïm de mannen van Gilead uitschold voor weggelopen Efraïmieten (Gilead ligt namelijk tussen Efraïm en Manasse), kwam Jefta in actie. Hij riep alle mannen van Gilead op voor de strijd en viel het leger van Efraïm aan. Efraïm werd verslagen.

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Judges 12:2-4

New King James Version

²And Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. ³So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I ^(A)took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” ⁴Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You Gileadites ^(B)are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.”