基列百姓中的領袖彼此說：「誰領先出去攻打亞捫人，誰就作基列所有居民的領袖。」

基列的民和众首领彼此商议说：“谁能先去攻打亚扪人，谁必作基列一切居民的领袖。”

基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

基列的首领们彼此商议说：“谁先攻打亚扪人，谁就做所有基列人的首领。”

基列的人民和众领袖彼此说：“谁先去攻打亚扪人，谁就可以作基列所有居民的首领。

基列的民和眾首領彼此商議說：「誰能先去攻打亞捫人，誰必作基列一切居民的領袖。」

基列百姓中的領袖彼此說：「誰領先出去攻打亞捫人，誰就作基列所有居民的領袖。」

基列的首領們彼此商議說：「誰先攻打亞捫人，誰就做所有基列人的首領。」

基列的人民和眾領袖彼此說：“誰先去攻打亞捫人，誰就可以作基列所有居民的首領。

基列的人民、基列的首領、就彼此說：『哪一個人能先去攻打亞捫人，那一個人就可以做基列一切居民的首領。』

基列民之牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、彼必為基列民長、

基列民及其長相議曰、誰先戰亞捫族、必為基列民之牧。

基列之民及諸牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、必為基列一切居民之首、

The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other,“ Whoever will take the lead in attacking the Ammonites will be head over all who live in Gilead.”

The leaders of Gilead spoke to one another. They said,“ Who will lead the attack against the Ammonites? That person will be the ruler of all the people who live in Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

The leaders of Gilead said to each other,“ Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead.”

The rulers of Gilead said to one another,“ Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin the fight against the people of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

The rulers of Gilead said to one another,“ Which man will lead the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people[ and] princes of Gilead said one to another, What man[ is he] that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

The leaders of Gilead said to one another,“ Who is willing to lead the charge against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

於是耶弗他與基列的長老同去，百姓就立耶弗他作他們的領袖和指揮官。耶弗他在米斯巴將他一切的事陳述在耶和華面前。

以色列人說：「這上來的人你看見了嗎？他上來是要向以色列人罵陣。若有人能殺他，王必賞賜他大財，將自己的女兒嫁給他，並在以色列人中免除他父家納糧服役。」

看哪，主－萬軍之耶和華要從耶路撒冷和猶大除掉眾人所倚靠的，所仰賴的，就是所倚靠的糧，所仰賴的水；除掉勇士和戰士，審判官和先知，占卜的和長老，除掉五十夫長和顯要、謀士和巧匠，以及擅長法術的人。我必使孩童作他們的領袖，幼兒管轄他們。百姓要彼此欺壓，各人欺壓鄰舍；青年要侮慢老人，卑賤的要侮慢尊貴的。人在父家拉住自己的兄弟：「你有外衣，來作我們的官長，讓這些敗壞的事歸於你的手下吧！」那時，他必揚聲說：「我不作醫治你們的人；我家裏沒有糧食，也沒有衣服，你們不可立我作百姓的官長。」耶路撒冷敗落，猶大傾倒；因為他們的舌頭和行為與耶和華相悖，無視於他榮光的眼目。

約書亞死後，以色列人求問耶和華說：「我們中間誰當首先上去攻打迦南人，與他們爭戰呢？」

耶弗他作以色列的士師六年。基列人耶弗他死了，葬在基列的城裏。

亞捫人攻打以色列的時候，基列的長老去請耶弗他從陀伯地回來。他們對耶弗他說：「請你來作我們的指揮官，好讓我們跟亞捫人打仗。」耶弗他對基列的長老說：「你們不是恨我，把我趕出父家嗎？現在你們遭遇急難，為何到我這裏來呢？」基列的長老對耶弗他說：「現在我們回到你這裏，是要請你同我們去跟亞捫人打仗，作基列所有居民的領袖。」

人必宣稱那裏沒有王國，它的貴族和所有領袖都歸於無有。