Judges 11:12

Jephthah Gives a History Lesson

11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have ¹  you come against me to attack my land?”

Judges 11:30

11:30 Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,

Judges 18:4

18:4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying, ²  “He hired me and I became his priest.”

Judges 20:12

20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe ³  of Benjamin, saying, “How could such a wicked thing take place? ⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”

² tn Heb “He said to them, ‘Such and such Micah has done for me.’” Though the statement is introduced and presented, at least in part, as a direct quotation (note especially “for me”), the phrase “such and such” appears to be the narrator’s condensed version of what the Levite really said.

³ tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.

⁴ tn Heb “What is this wicked thing which happened among you?”