12:4a Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead

Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead
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After that, Jephthah called all Gilead’s soldiers together.

12:4b and fought against Ephraim.

to fight against Ephraim.
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He/They attacked ⌊the men of clan⌋ Ephraim

12:4c And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said,

They defeated Ephraim, like someone striking down his enemy. They attacked Ephraim because they had said,
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and defeated them because of what they had said. They had told Jephthah,

12:4d “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”

“You people of Gilead are fugitives of clan Ephraim living among the clans of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
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“You men of Gilead are deserters/refugees from Ephraim. You live in the territories of clan Ephraim and clan Manasseh.”

12:4c-d (reordered)

The men of Ephraim had said, “You people of Gilead are fugitives of clan Ephraim living among the clans of Ephraim and Manasseh.” That is why the men of Gilead defeated them.

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