The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned their backs and fled on 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 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 Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.

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

“ Then you confessed,‘ We have sinned against the Lord! We will go into the land and fight for it, as the Lord our God has commanded us.’ So your men strapped on their weapons, thinking it would be easy to attack the hill country.“ But the Lord told me to tell you,‘ Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed by your enemies.’“ This is what I told you, but you would not listen. Instead, you again rebelled against the Lord’s command and arrogantly went into the hill country to fight.But the Amorites who lived there came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased and battered you all the way from Seir to Hormah.

So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents.

The descendants of Joseph responded,“ It’s true that the hill country is not large enough for us. But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth shan and its surrounding settlements and those in the valley of Jezreel. They are too strong for us.”Then Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph,“ Since you are so large and strong, you will be given more than one portion.The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots.”

“ Who is Abimelech?” Gaal shouted.“ He’s not a true son of Shechem, so why should we be his servants? He’s merely the son of Gideon, and this Zebul is merely his deputy. Serve the true sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?

Then Zebul turned on him and asked,“ Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn’t it you that said,‘ Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?’ The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!”So Gaal led the leading citizens of Shechem into battle against Abimelech.But Abimelech chased him, and many of Shechem’s men were wounded and fell along the road as they retreated to the city gate.

When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin’s warriors. By that time Benjamin’s warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted,“ We’re defeating them as we did in the first battle!”

They turned back and were as faithless as their parents. They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.

Peter said,“ Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”

All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.