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Judges 12 (WEBP)

[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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King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 12 (KJVS)

[1] And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together (), and went () northward , and said () unto Jephthah , Wherefore passedst thou over () to fight () against the children of Ammon , and didst not call () us to go () with thee? we will burn () thine house upon thee with fire .
[2] And Jephthah said () unto them, I and my people were () at great strife with the children of Ammon ; and when I called () you, ye delivered () me not out of their hands .
[3] And when I saw () that ye delivered () [me] not, I put () my life in my hands , and passed over () against the children of Ammon , and the LORD delivered () them into my hand : wherefore then are ye come up () unto me this day , to fight () against me?
[4] Then Jephthah gathered together () all the men of Gilead , and fought () with Ephraim : and the men of Gilead smote () Ephraim , because they said (), Ye Gileadites [are] fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites , [and] among the Manassites .
[5] And the Gileadites took () the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites : and it was [so], that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said (), Let me go over (); that the men of Gilead said () unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite ? If he said (), Nay;
[6] Then said () they unto him, Say () now Shibboleth : and he said () Sibboleth : for he could not frame to pronounce () [it] right (). Then they took () him, and slew () him at the passages of Jordan : and there fell () at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand .
[7] And Jephthah judged () Israel six years . Then died () Jephthah the Gileadite , and was buried () in [one of] the cities of Gilead .
[8] And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged () Israel .
[9] And he had thirty sons , and thirty daughters , [whom] he sent () abroad , and took () in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons . And he judged () Israel seven years .
[10] Then died () Ibzan , and was buried () at Bethlehem .
[11] And after him Elon , a Zebulonite , judged () Israel ; and he judged () Israel ten years .
[12] And Elon the Zebulonite died (), and was buried () in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun .
[13] And after him Abdon the son of Hillel , a Pirathonite , judged () Israel .
[14] And he had forty sons and thirty nephews , that rode () on threescore and ten ass colts : and he judged () Israel eight years .
[15] And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died (), and was buried () in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim , in the mount of the Amalekites .

Young’s Literal Translation

Judges 12 (YLT)

[1] And the men of Ephraim are called together, and pass over northward, and say to Jephthah, ‘Wherefore has thou passed over to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and on us hast not called to go with thee? thy house we burn over thee with fire.’
[2] And Jephthah saith unto them, ‘A man of great strife I have been (I and my people) with the Bene-Ammon, and I call you, and ye have not saved me out of their hand,
[3] and I see that thou art not a saviour, and I put my life in my hand, and pass over unto the Bene-Ammon, and Jehovah giveth them into my hand-and why have ye come up unto me this day to fight against me?’
[4] And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fighteth with Ephraim, and the men of Gilead smite Ephraim, because they said, ‘Fugitives of Ephraim are ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim-in the midst of Manasseh.’
[5] And Gilead captureth the passages of the Jordan to Ephraim, and it hath been, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim say, ‘Let me pass over,’ and the men of Gilead say to him, ‘An Ephramite thou?’ and he saith, ‘No;’
[6] that they say to him, ‘Say, I pray thee, Shibboleth;’ and he saith, ‘Sibboleth,’ and is not prepared to speak right-and they seize him, and slaughter him at the passages of the Jordan, and there fall at that time, of Ephraim, forty and two chiefs.
[7] And Jephthah judged Israel six years, and Jephthah the Gileadite dieth, and is buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
[8] And after him Ibzan of Beth-Lehem judgeth Israel,
[9] and he hath thirty sons and thirty daughters, he hath sent without and thirty daughters hath brought in to his sons from without; and he judgeth Israel seven years.
[10] And Ibzan dieth, and is buried in Beth-Lehem.
[11] And after him Elon the Zebulunite judgeth Israel, and he judgeth Israel ten years,
[12] and Elon the Zebulunite dieth, and is buried in Aijalon, in the land of Zebulun.
[13] And after him, Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, judgeth Israel,
[14] and he hath forty sons, and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy ass-colts, and he judgeth Israel eight years.
[15] And Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, dieth, and is buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekite.