Judges 12:7

Jephthah led ¹  Israel for six years; then he ²  died and was buried in his city in Gilead. ³ 

Jephthah led Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in a town in Gilead.

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Jephthah was Israel’s judge for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city, Mizpah of Gilead.

Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his town in Gilead.

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in among the cities of Gilead.

Jephthah led ¹  Israel for six years; then he ²  died and was buried in his city in Gilead. ³ 

¹ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

² tn Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tc The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.