The Covenant Rendering

Judges

שׁוֹפְטִים — Shoftim · "Judges"

21 chapters 618 verses Translated from the Westminster Leningrad Codex
Chapter 1 36 verses

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD: "Who will go up first on o…

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Chapter 2 23 verses

The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, "I brought you up out of Egy…

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Chapter 3 31 verses

These are the nations that the LORD left in order to test Israel by them — all those Israe…

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Chapter 4 24 verses

The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, after Ehud had died.…

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Chapter 5 31 verses

On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:…

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Chapter 6 40 verses

The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the…

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Chapter 7 25 verses

Jerubbaal — that is, Gideon — and all the people with him rose early and camped beside the…

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Chapter 8 35 verses

The men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this you have done to us — not calling us when yo…

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Chapter 9 57 verses

Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother's relatives, and spoke to them a…

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Chapter 10 18 verses

After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, rose up to deliver Israe…

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Chapter 11 40 verses

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilea…

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Chapter 12 15 verses

The men of Ephraim mobilized and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why did y…

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Chapter 13 25 verses

The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them in…

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Chapter 14 20 verses

Samson went down to Timnah and saw a Philistine woman there.…

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Chapter 15 20 verses

Some time later, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife, bringing a young…

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Chapter 16 31 verses

Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and he went in to her.…

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Chapter 17 13 verses

There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micayehu.…

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Chapter 18 31 verses

In those days, there was no king in Israel. And in those days, the tribe of Dan was lookin…

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Chapter 19 30 verses

In those days, there was no king in Israel. A Levite living in the remote parts of the hil…

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Chapter 20 48 verses

All the Israelites went out and the community assembled as one person, from Dan to Beershe…

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Chapter 21 25 verses

The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: "None of us will give his daughter in marri…

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