In today's reading, the judge Jephthah, rejected by his tribe, is called upon to save them. He does so but makes a hasty vow. After, Ephraim and Gilead fight within Israel before the judges Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon are listed. Then, the Samson story begins.

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