1 tn Heb “came.”
2 tn Traditionally, “judged.”
3 tn Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tc The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.
3 tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the (original) LXX has the singular “to him.”
4 tn Heb “I am innocent this time from the Philistines when I do with them harm.”