Judges 12:1
ContextCivil 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
Context19:25 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.