Judg 12:2 | NET2full | STEP | Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a struggle , and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly . I asked for your help , but you did not deliver me from their power .

‏ Judges 12:2

2 Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a struggle, and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly. ^{▼▼tc Heb “A fighting man was I was and my people, and the Ammonites greatly.” The LXX reads “I was man fighting, and my people [also]. And the sons of Ammon were humiliating me greatly.” The imperfect form of ταπεινόω (tapeinoō) in the LXX probably represents the Hebrew verb עָנָה (ʿanah) as it commonly does elsewhere. Two nearby words begin with ע (ʿayin): עַמִּי (ʿammi; “my people”) and עַמּוֹן (ʿammōn; “Ammon”). So a form of עָנָה (ʿanah) could easily have been omitted by haplography. A piel perfect would begin with ʿayin, (עִנּוּ; ʿinnu), while a piel participle (as might be suggested by the Greek imperfect) would begin with mem and ʿayin, מְעַנֶּה (meʿanneh).} ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew verb רִיב (riv) often appears in a legal setting, to contend a legal case, but does not have to. In non-legal settings it can mean to strive against, quarrel, brawl (HALOT, 1224).} I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power. ^{▼▼tn Heb “hand.”}