Judges 12 NIV ISV Parallel

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1The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We're going to burn down your house over your head."

1A little while later, the army of Ephraim was mustered, and they crossed to Zaphon. They confronted Jephthah and asked, "Why did you cross over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to accompany you? We're going to burn your house down around you!"

2Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn't save me out of their hands.

2But Jephthah replied to them, "My army and I were engaged in a serious fight with the Ammonites. I called for you, but you didn't deliver me from their control.

3When I saw that you wouldn't help, I took my life in my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave me the victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?"

3When I saw that you wouldn't be delivering me, I took my own life in my hands, crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my control. So why have you come here today to fight me?"

4Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, "You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh."

4Then Jephthah mustered all the men of Gilead, fought the tribe of Ephraim, and defeated them, because they had been claiming, "You descendants of Gilead are fugitives in the midst of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh."

5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he replied, "No,"

5The descendants of Gilead seized control of the Jordan River's fords along the border of Ephraim's territory. Later on, when any fugitive from Ephraim asked them, "Let me cross over," the men from Gilead would ask him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said "No,"

6they said, "All right, say 'Shibboleth.'" If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time.

6they would order him, "Pronounce the word 'Shibboleth' right now." If he said "Sibboleth," not being able to pronounce it correctly, they would seize him and slaughter him there at the fords of the Jordan River. During those days 42,000 descendants of Ephraim died that way.

7Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.

7Jephthah governed Israel for six years. Then Jephthah died and was buried somewhere in the cities of Gilead.

8After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.

8After he died, Ibzan from Bethlehem governed Israel for ten years.

9He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.

9He had 30 sons and 30 daughters, but he gave his daughters in marriage to outsiders and brought in 30 outsiders for his sons. He governed Israel for seven years,

10Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

10then he died and was buried in Bethlehem.

11After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years.

11Elon the Zebulunite governed Israel after him for ten years.

12Then Elon died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

12Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon within the territory of Zebulun.

13After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel.

13Hillel the Pirathonite's son Abdon governed Israel after him.

14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years.

14He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons who rode on 70 donkeys. He governed Israel for eight years.

15Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

15Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the mountainous region of the Amalekites.

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