Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionAnd the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.G"So YHWH sent Yerubba'al and Bedan and Yiftach and Shmu'el, and He delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side — and you lived in security.
F.O.G.M
F.O.G Message"So Yahweh sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel, and He rescued you from the hand of your enemies on every side — and you dwelt in safety.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleSo the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
Footnotes
The MT reads *Bedān* as the second judge, a name that appears nowhere else in the book of Judges; the LXX reads *Barak* (cf. Judg. 4–5), which most scholars consider original. *Yerubba'al* ('Let Baal contend') is the covenant-name given to Gideon after he demolished a Baʿal altar (Judg. 6:32) — a name that embeds anti-idol polemic within the deliverer's own identity. Samuel's inclusion of himself in the list is simultaneously honest and remarkable: he stands as both prosecutor and living exhibit in his own case for YHWH's faithfulness. FOG follows the MT (*Bedan*); FOG Message follows the LXX (*Barak*), aligning with the Judges narrative and avoiding an otherwise unidentifiable figure.
