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^[1] The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!” ^[2] Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn’t save me out of their hand. ^[3] When I saw that you didn’t save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me today, to fight against me?” ^[4] Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the middle of Ephraim, and in the middle of Manasseh.” ^[5] The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. Whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No;” ^[6] then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’ ” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it correctly, then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell. ^[7] Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead. ^[8] After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. ^[9] He had thirty sons. He sent his thirty daughters outside his clan, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. ^[10] Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem. ^[11] After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. ^[12] Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. ^[13] After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. ^[14] He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years. ^[15] Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

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^[1] And the menH376 of EphraimH669 gathered themselves together,H6817(NiphImpf) and wentH5674(QalImpf) northward,H6828 and saidH559(QalImpf) unto Jephthah,H3316 Wherefore passedst thou overH5674(QalPerf) to fightH3898(NiphInf) against the childrenH1121 of Ammon,H5983 and didst not callH7121(QalPerf) us to goH3212(QalInf) with thee? we will burnH8313(QalImpf) thine houseH1004 upon thee with fire.H784 ^[2] And JephthahH3316 saidH559(QalImpf) unto them, I and my peopleH5971 wereH1961(QalPerf) at greatH3966 strifeH376 with the childrenH1121 of Ammon;H5983 and when I calledH2199(QalImpf) you, ye deliveredH3467(HiphPerf) me not out of their hands.H3027 ^[3] And when I sawH7200(QalImpf) that ye deliveredH3467(HiphPtc) [me] not, I putH7760(QalImpf) my lifeH5315 in my hands,H3709 and passed overH5674(QalImpf) against the childrenH1121 of Ammon,H5983 and the LordH3068 deliveredH5414(QalImpf) them into my hand:H3027 wherefore then are ye come upH5927(QalPerf) unto me this day,H3117 to fightH3898(NiphInf) against me? ^[4] Then JephthahH3316 gathered togetherH6908(QalImpf) all the menH582 of Gilead,H1568 and foughtH3898(NiphImpf) with Ephraim:H669 and the menH582 of GileadH1568 smoteH5221(HiphImpf) Ephraim,H669 because they said,H559(QalPerf) Ye GileaditesH1568 [are] fugitivesH6412 of EphraimH669 amongH8432 the Ephraimites,H669 [and] amongH8432 the Manassites.H4519 ^[5] And the GileaditesH1568 tookH3920(QalImpf) the passagesH4569 of JordanH3383 before the Ephraimites:H669 and it was [so], that when those EphraimitesH669 which were escapedH6412 said,H559(QalImpf) Let me go over;H5674(QalImpf) that the menH582 of GileadH1568 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite?H673 If he said,H559(QalImpf) Nay; ^[6] Then saidH559(QalImpf) they unto him, SayH559(QalImpv) now Shibboleth:H7641 and he saidH559(QalImpf) Sibboleth:H5451 for he could not frameH3559 to pronounceH1696(PielInf) [it] right.H3559(HiphImpf) Then they tookH270(QalImpf) him, and slewH7819(QalImpf) him at the passagesH4569 of Jordan:H3383 and there fellH5307(QalImpf) at that timeH6256 of the EphraimitesH669 fortyH705 and twoH8147 thousand.H505 ^[7] And JephthahH3316 judgedH8199(QalImpf) IsraelH3478 sixH8337 years.H8141 Then diedH4191(QalImpf) JephthahH3316 the Gileadite,H1569 and was buriedH6912(NiphImpf) in [one of] the citiesH5892 of Gilead.H1568 ^[8] And afterH310 him IbzanH78 of BethlehemH1035 judgedH8199(QalImpf) Israel.H3478 ^[9] And he had thirtyH7970 sons,H1121 and thirtyH7970 daughters,H1323 [whom] he sentH7971(PielPerf) abroad,H2351 and tookH935(HiphPerf) in thirtyH7970 daughtersH1323 from abroadH2351 for his sons.H1121 And he judgedH8199(QalImpf) IsraelH3478 sevenH7651 years.H8141 ^[10] Then diedH4191(QalImpf) Ibzan,H78 and was buriedH6912(NiphImpf) at Bethlehem.H1035 ^[11] And afterH310 him Elon,H356 a Zebulonite,H2075 judgedH8199(QalImpf) Israel;H3478 and he judgedH8199(QalImpf) IsraelH3478 tenH6235 years.H8141 ^[12] And ElonH356 the ZebuloniteH2075 died,H4191(QalImpf) and was buriedH6912(NiphImpf) in AijalonH357 in the countryH776 of Zebulun.H2074 ^[13] And afterH310 him AbdonH5658 the sonH1121 of Hillel,H1985 a Pirathonite,H6553 judgedH8199(QalImpf) Israel.H3478 ^[14] And he had fortyH705 sonsH1121 and thirtyH7970 nephews,H1121 that rodeH7392(QalActPtc) on threescore and tenH7657 ass colts:H5895 and he judgedH8199(QalImpf) IsraelH3478 eightH8083 years.H8141 ^[15] And AbdonH5658 the sonH1121 of HillelH1985 the PirathoniteH6553 died,H4191(QalImpf) and was buriedH6912(NiphImpf) in PirathonH6552 in the landH776 of Ephraim,H669 in the mountH2022 of the Amalekites.H6003

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