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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 12 (BYZ)

[1] και συνηχθησαν οι υιοι εφραιμ και ηλθον εις σεφινα και ειπον προς ιεφθαε τι οτι επορευθης πολεμειν εν τοις υιοις αμμων και ημας ου κεκληκας πορευθηναι μετα σου τον οικον σου εμπρησομεν εν πυρι
[2] και ειπεν προς αυτους ιεφθαε ανηρ αντιδικων ημην εγω και ο λαος μου και οι υιοι αμμων εταπεινουν με σφοδρα και εβοησα προς υμας και ουκ εσωσατε με εκ χειρος αυτων
[3] και ειδον οτι ουκ ην ο σωζων και εθεμην την ψυχην μου εν τη χειρι μου και διεβην προς τους υιους αμμων και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εν χειρι μου και ινα τι ανεβητε προς με τη ημερα ταυτη του πολεμειν εν εμοι
[4] και συνηθροισεν ιεφθαε παντας τους ανδρας γαλααδ και επολεμει τον εφραιμ και επαταξαν ανδρες γαλααδ τον εφραιμ οτι ειπαν οι διασεσωσμενοι του εφραιμ υμεις γαλααδ εν μεσω εφραιμ και εν μεσω μανασση
[5] και προκατελαβοντο ανδρες γαλααδ τας διαβασεις του ιορδανου του εφραιμ και εγενηθη οτι ειπαν οι διασεσωσμενοι του εφραιμ διαβωμεν και ειπαν αυτοις οι ανδρες γαλααδ μη υμεις εκ του εφραιμ και ειπαν ουκ εσμεν
[6] και ειπαν αυτοις ειπατε δη συνθημα και ου κατηυθυναν του λαλησαι ουτως και επελαβοντο αυτων και εσφαξαν αυτους επι τας διαβασεις του ιορδανου και επεσαν εξ εφραιμ εν τω καιρω εκεινω δυο τεσσαρακοντα χιλιαδες
[7] και εκρινεν ιεφθαε τον ισραηλ εξ ετη και απεθανεν ιεφθαε ο γαλααδιτης και εταφη εν τη πολει αυτου γαλααδ
[8] και εκρινεν μετ αυτον τον ισραηλ εσεβων εκ βαιθλεεμ
[9] και εγενοντο αυτω τριακοντα υιοι και τριακοντα θυγατερες εξαπεσταλμεναι εξω και τριακοντα γυναικας εισηγαγεν τοις υιοις αυτου εξωθεν και εκρινεν τον ισραηλ επτα ετη
[10] και απεθανεν εσεβων και εταφη εν βηθλεεμ
[11] και εκρινεν μετ αυτον τον ισραηλ αιλων ο ζαβουλωνιτης και εκρινεν τον ισραηλ δεκα ετη
[12] και απεθανεν αιλων ο ζαβουλωνιτης εν αιλιμ και εθαψαν αυτον εν γη ζαβουλων
[13] και εκρινεν μετ αυτον τον ισραηλ λαβδων υιος σελλημ ο φρααθωνιτης
[14] και εγενοντο αυτω τεσσαρακοντα υιοι και τριακοντα υιοι των υιων αυτου επιβεβηκοτες επι εβδομηκοντα πωλους και εκρινεν τον ισραηλ οκτω ετη
[15] και απεθανεν λαβδων υιος σελλημ ο φρααθωνιτης και εταφη εν φρααθων εν γη εφραιμ εν ορει λανακ