The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.

以法莲的子孙带着兵器，拿着弓，临阵之日转身退后。

以法莲人带着兵器，拿着弓，临阵之日转身退后。

以法莲人带着兵器，拿着弓，临阵之日转身退后。

以法莲人备上了弓箭，却临阵逃命。

以法莲的子孙，虽然备有弓箭，在争战的日子，却转身逃走。

以法莲的子孙是装备好的弓箭手，但他们在战斗之日转身而逃。

以法蓮的子孫帶着兵器，拿着弓，臨陣之日轉身退後。

以法蓮人帶着兵器，拿着弓，臨陣之日轉身退後。

以法蓮人帶着兵器，拿着弓，臨陣之日轉身退後。

以法蓮人備上了弓箭，卻臨陣逃命。

以法蓮的子孫，雖然備有弓箭，在爭戰的日子，卻轉身逃走。

放縱無度詐偽不忠之輩、就像接戰之日乖張的弓一樣。

以法蓮的子孫是裝備好的弓箭手，但他們在戰鬥之日轉身而逃。

以法蓮裔持械執弓、臨戰卻退兮、

勿效以法蓮支派、備兵戈、執弓矢、臨戰而披靡兮、

以法蓮之後裔、如人持弓箭器械、臨陣之時、回身逃避、

法蓮子孫。攜弓手刃。臨陣之日。逡巡而遯。

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;

The soldiers of Ephraim were armed with bows. But they ran away on the day of battle.

The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, turned back on the day of battle.

The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned their backs and fled on the day of battle.

The Ephraimite archers turned back on the day of battle.

The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows, Yet they turned back on the day of battle.

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

The Ephraimite archers turned back on the day of battle.

The children of Ephraim,[ being] armed,[ and] carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

Then you responded to me and admitted,“ We have sinned against the LORD. We will now go up and fight as the LORD our God has told us to do.” So you each put on your battle gear and prepared to go up to the hill country.But the LORD told me:“ Tell them this:‘ Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.’”I spoke to you, but you did not listen. Instead you rebelled against the LORD and recklessly went up to the hill country.The Amorite inhabitants of that area confronted you and chased you like a swarm of bees, striking you down from Seir as far as Hormah.

So the Philistines fought. Israel was defeated; they all ran home. The slaughter was very great; thirty thousand foot soldiers fell in battle.

The descendants of Joseph said,“ The whole hill country is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.”Joshua said to the family of Joseph– to both Ephraim and Manasseh:“ You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment.The whole hill country will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

Gaal son of Ebed said,“ Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?

Zebul said to him,“ Where now are your bragging words,‘ Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men you insulted? Go out now and fight them!”So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ran from him. Many Shechemites fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

the Israelites counterattacked. Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; they struck down about thirty men. They said,“ There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

But Peter said to him,“ Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were: