Judges 3:27

3:27 When he reached Seirah, ¹  he blew a trumpet ²  in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites went down with him from the hill country, with Ehud in the lead. ³ 

Judges 4:5

4:5 She would sit ⁴  under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel ⁵  in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled. ⁶ 

Judges 5:14

5:14 They came from Ephraim, who uprooted Amalek, ⁷ 

they follow ⁸  after you, Benjamin, with your soldiers.

From Makir leaders came down,

from Zebulun came ⁹  the ones who march carrying ¹⁰  an officer’s staff.

Judges 10:1

Stability Restored

10:1 After Abimelech’s death, ¹¹  Tola son of Puah, grandson ¹²  of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, ¹³  rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

Judges 10:9

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. ¹⁴  Israel suffered greatly. ¹⁵ 

Judges 17:8

17:8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house. ¹⁶ 

[3:27]  ¹ tn Heb “When he arrived.”

[3:27]  ² tn That is, “mustered an army.”

[3:27]  ³ tn Heb “now he was before them.”

[4:5]  ⁴ tn That is, “consider legal disputes.”

[4:5]  ⁵ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[4:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “for judgment.”

[5:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “From Ephraim their root in Amalek” (the words “they came” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons). Because of the difficulty of the MT, many prefer to follow one of the ancient versions or emend the text. For various proposals see B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 252-53. The present translation repoints שָׁרְשָׁם (shorsham, traditionally translated “their root”) as a Piel verb form with enclitic mem (ם). The preposition ב (bet) on עֲמָלֵק (’amaleq) introduces the object (see Job 31:12 for an example of the construction). Ephraim’s territory encompassed the hill country of the Amalekites (Judg 12:15).

[5:14]  ⁸ tn The words “They follow” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[5:14]  ⁹ tn The word “came” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[5:14]  ¹⁰ tn Or possibly “who carry.”

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn The word “death” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “son.”

[10:1]  ¹² tn Heb “a man of Issachar.”

[10:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

[10:9]  ¹⁴ tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”

[17:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “He came to the Ephraimite hill country, to Micah’s house, making his way.”