10:17 The Ammonites assembled 3 and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah. 10:18 The leaders 4 of Gilead said to one another, “Who is willing to lead the charge 5 against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”
1 tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”
2 tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”
3 tn Or “were summoned;” or “were mustered.”
4 tn Heb “the people, the officers.”
5 tn Heb “Who is the man who will begin fighting.”