| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn't call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you in it!" | 1Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you." |
| 2Then Jephthah said to them, "My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites. So I called for you, but you didn't deliver me from their power. | 2Jephthah said to them, "I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon; when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand. |
| 3When I saw that you weren't going to deliver me, I took my life in my own hands and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD handed them over to me. Why then have you come today to fight against me?" | 3"When I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the sons of Ammon, and the LORD gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?" |
| 4Then Jephthah gathered all of the men of Gilead. They fought and defeated Ephraim, because Ephraim had said, "You Gileadites are Ephraimite fugitives in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh." | 4Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, O Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasseh." |
| 5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. Whenever a fugitive from Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the Gileadites asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he answered, "No," | 5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan opposite Ephraim. And it happened when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No," |
| 6they told him, "Please say Shibboleth." If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 from Ephraim died. | 6then they would say to him, "Say now, 'Shibboleth.'" But he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim. |
| 7Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. | 7Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. |
| 8Ibzan, who was from Bethlehem, judged Israel after Jephthah | 8Now Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel after him. |
| 9and had 30 sons. He gave his 30 daughters in marriage to men outside the tribe and brought back 30 wives for his sons from outside the tribe. Ibzan judged Israel seven years, | 9He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
| 10and when he died, he was buried in Bethlehem. | 10Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem. |
| 11Elon, who was from Zebulun, judged Israel after Ibzan. He judged Israel 10 years, | 11Now Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel after him; and he judged Israel ten years. |
| 12and when he died, he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. | 12Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. |
| 13After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, who was from Pirathon, judged Israel. | 13Now Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel after him. |
| 14He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years, | 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel eight years. |
| 15and when he died, he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. | 15Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. |
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