12:7a Jephthah judged Israel six years,

Jephthah judged Israel for six years.
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Jephthah was the leader of Israel for six years.

12:7b and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Then Jephthah, the man from Gilead, died. He was buried in a city/town in Gilead.
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When Jephthah the man from Gilead died, they buried him in a town in Gilead.

12:7a-b (reordered)

Jephthah, the man from Gilead, led/judged Israel for six years. Then he died and was buried in a town in Gilead.
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The man from Gilead, Jephthah, died after he had led/judged Israel for six years. They buried him in one of the towns of Gilead.

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