11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have 1 you come against me to attack my land?”
20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe 2 of Benjamin, saying, “How could such a wicked thing take place? 3
1 tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”
2 tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.
3 tn Heb “What is this wicked thing which happened among you?”