Judges 12:1

Civil Strife Mars the Victory

12:1 The Ephraimites assembled 1  and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go and fight 2  with the Ammonites without asking 3  us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!” 4 

Judges 19:25

19:25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite 5  grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. 6  They raped 7  her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn.

1 tn Heb “the men of Ephraim were summoned [or “were mustered”].”

2 tn Heb “cross over to fight.”

3 tn Or “calling”; or “summoning.”

4 tn Heb “Your house we will burn over you with fire.”

5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn Heb “and he caused [her] to go outside to them.”

7 tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.