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| 1Then the men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!” | 1The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” |
| 2And Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. | 2And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. |
| 3So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” | 3And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” |
| 4Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.” | 4Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” |
| 5The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,” | 5And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” |
| 6then they would say to him, “Then say, ‘Shibboleth’!” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites. | 6they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell. |
| 7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead. | 7Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead. |
| 8After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. | 8After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. |
| 9He had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. | 9He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
| 10Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. | 10Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. |
| 11After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years. | 11After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. |
| 12And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. | 12Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. |
| 13After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. | 13After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. |
| 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years. | 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years. |
| 15Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains 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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