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11 And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?
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The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
12 The Sido'nians also, and the Amal'ekites, and the Ma'onites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
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the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands?
13 Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.
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But you have forsaken me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.
14 Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."
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Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!”
15 And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day."
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But the Israelites said to the LORD, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now.”
16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.
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Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the LORD. And he could bear Israel’s misery no longer.
17 Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.
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When the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
18 And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
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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.”
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