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1. After Abimelech there rose to save Israel the Issacharite Tola, son of Puah, son of Dodo, a resident of Shamir in the mountain region of Ephraim.
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1. And after H310 Abimelech H40 there arose H6965 to defend H3467 H853 Israel H3478 Tola H8439 the son H1121 of Puah H6312 , the son H1121 of Dodo H1734 , a man H376 of Issachar H3485 ; and he H1931 dwelt H3427 in Shamir H8069 in mount H2022 Ephraim H669 .
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2. When he had judged Israel twenty-three years, he died and was buried in Shamir.
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2. And he judged H8199 H853 Israel H3478 twenty H6242 and three H7969 years H8141 , and died H4191 , and was buried H6912 in Shamir H8069 .
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3. Jair the Gileadite came after him and judged Israel twenty-two years.
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3. And after H310 him arose H6965 Jair H2971 , a Gileadite H1569 , and judged H8199 H853 Israel H3478 twenty H6242 and two H8147 years H8141 .
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4. He had thirty sons who rode on thirty saddle-asses and possessed thirty cities in the land of Gilead; these are called Havvoth-jair to the present day.
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4. And he had H1961 thirty H7970 sons H1121 that rode H7392 on H5921 thirty H7970 ass colts H5895 , and they had thirty H7970 cities H5892 , which are called H7121 Havoth H2334 -jair unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 , which H834 are in the land H776 of Gilead H1568 .
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5. Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
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5. And Jair H2971 died H4191 , and was buried H6912 in Camon H7056 .
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6. The Israelites again offended the LORD, serving the Baals and Ashtaroths, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. Since they had abandoned the LORD and would not serve him,
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6. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did H6213 evil H7451 again H3254 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 , and served H5647 H853 Baalim H1168 , and Ashtaroth H6252 , and the gods H430 of Syria H758 , and the gods H430 of Zidon H6721 , and the gods H430 of Moab H4124 , and the gods H430 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 , and the gods H430 of the Philistines H6430 , and forsook H5800 H853 the LORD H3068 , and served H5647 not H3808 him.
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7. the LORD became angry with Israel and allowed them to fall into the power of (the Philistines and) the Ammonites.
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7. And the anger H639 of the LORD H3068 was hot H2734 against Israel H3478 , and he sold H4376 them into the hands H3027 of the Philistines H6430 , and into the hands H3027 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 .
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8. For eighteen years they afflicted and oppressed the Israelites in Bashan, and all the Israelites in the Amorite land beyond the Jordan in Gilead.
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8. And that H1931 year H8141 they vexed H7492 and oppressed H7533 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 : eighteen H8083 H6240 years H8141 , H853 all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 that H834 were on the other side H5676 Jordan H3383 in the land H776 of the Amorites H567 , which H834 is in Gilead H1568 .
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9. The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was in great distress.
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9. Moreover the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 passed over H5674 H853 Jordan H3383 to fight H3898 also H1571 against Judah H3063 , and against Benjamin H1144 , and against the house H1004 of Ephraim H669 ; so that Israel H3478 was sore H3966 distressed H3334 .
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10. Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, "We have sinned against you; we have forsaken our God and have served the Baals."
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10. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 cried H2199 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , saying H559 , We have sinned H2398 against thee , both because H3588 we have forsaken H5800 H853 our God H430 , and also served H5647 H853 Baalim H1168 .
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11. The LORD answered the Israelites: "Did not the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
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11. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H3413 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , Did not H3808 I deliver you from the Egyptians H4480 H4714 , and from H4480 the Amorites H567 , from H4480 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 , and from H4480 the Philistines H6430 ?
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12. the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Midianites oppress you? Yet when you cried out to me, and I saved you from their grasp,
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12. The Zidonians H6722 also , and the Amalekites H6002 , and the Maonites H4584 , did oppress H3905 you ; and ye cried H6817 to H413 me , and I delivered H3467 you out of their hand H4480 H3027 .
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13. you still forsook me and worshiped other gods. Therefore I will save you no more.
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13. Yet ye H859 have forsaken H5800 me , and served H5647 other H312 gods H430 : wherefore H3651 I will deliver H3467 you no H3808 more H3254 .
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14. Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen; let them save you now that you are in distress."
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14. Go H1980 and cry H2199 unto H413 the gods H430 which H834 ye have chosen H977 ; let them H1992 deliver H3467 you in the time H6256 of your tribulation H6869 .
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15. But the Israelites said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do to us whatever you please. Only save us this day."
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15. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , We have sinned H2398 : do H6213 thou H859 unto us whatsoever H3605 seemeth good H2896 unto H5869 thee; deliver H5337 us only H389 , we pray thee H4994 , this H2088 day H3117 .
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16. And they cast out the foreign gods from their midst and served the LORD, so that he grieved over the misery of Israel.
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16. And they put away H5493 H853 the strange H5236 gods H430 from among H4480 H7130 them , and served H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 : and his soul H5315 was grieved H7114 for the misery H5999 of Israel H3478 .
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17. The Ammonites had gathered for war and encamped in Gilead, while the Israelites assembled and encamped in Mizpah.
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17. Then the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 were gathered together H6817 , and encamped H2583 in Gilead H1568 . And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 assembled themselves together H622 , and encamped H2583 in Mizpeh H4709 .
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18. And among the people the princes of Gilead said to one another, "The one who begins the war against the Ammonites shall be leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead."
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18. And the people H5971 and princes H8269 of Gilead H1568 said H559 one H376 to H413 another H7453 , What H4310 man H376 is he that H834 will begin H2490 to fight H3898 against the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 ? he shall be H1961 head H7218 over all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of Gilead H1568 .
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