[12:7] 1 tn Traditionally, “judged.”
[12:7] 2 tn Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[12:7] 3 tc The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.