Judges 12 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jephthah Fights Ephraim

1 Then the men ^H376 of Ephraim ^H669 were summoned ^H6817, and they crossed ^H5674 [fn]to Zaphon ^H6829 and said ^H559 to Jephthah ^H3316, “Why ^H4069 did you cross ^H5674 over ^H5674 to fight ^H3898 against the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983, but did not ^H3808 call ^H7121 us to go ^H1980 with you? We will burn ^H8313 your house ^H1004 down on you.”

2 Then Jephthah ^H3316 said ^H559 to them, “I and my people ^H5971 were at great ^H3966 strife ^H7379 with the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983. And I cried ^H2199 out ^H2199 to you, but you did not save ^H3467 me from their hand ^H3027. 3 And I saw ^H7200 that you would not save ^H3467 me, so I [fn]took ^H7760 my life ^H5315 in my hands ^H3709 and crossed ^H5674 over ^H5674 against ^H413 the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983, and Yahweh ^H3068 gave ^H5414 them into my hand ^H3027. Why ^H4100 then have you come ^H5927 up ^H5927 to me this ^H2088 day ^H3117 to fight ^H3898 against me?” 4 Then Jephthah ^H3316 gathered ^H6908 all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Gilead ^H1568 and fought ^H3898 Ephraim ^H669; and the men ^H376 of Gilead ^H1568 struck ^H5221 Ephraim ^H669 down ^H5221 because ^H3588 they said ^H559, “You are fugitives ^H6412 of Ephraim ^H669, O Gileadites ^H1568, in the midst ^H8432 of Ephraim ^H669 and in the midst ^H8432 of Manasseh ^H4519.” 5 And the Gileadites ^H1568 captured ^H3920 the fords ^H4569 of the Jordan ^H3383 opposite Ephraim ^H669. And it happened ^H1961 when ^H3588 any of the fugitives ^H6412 of Ephraim ^H669 said ^H559, “Let me cross ^H5674 over ^H5674,” the men ^H376 of Gilead ^H1568 would say ^H559 to him, “Are you an Ephraimite ^H673?” If he said ^H559, “No ^H3808,” 6 then they would say ^H559 to him, “Say ^H559 now ^H4994, ‘Shibboleth ^H7641.’” But he said ^H559, “Sibboleth ^H5451,” for he could ^H3559 not [fn]pronounce ^H1696 it correctly ^H3651. Then they seized ^H270 him and slaughtered ^H7819 him at the fords ^H4569 of the Jordan ^H3383. Thus there fell ^H5307 at that time ^H6256 42,000 ^{H705 H8147 H505} of Ephraim ^H669.

7 And Jephthah ^H3316 judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 six ^H8337 years ^H8141. Then Jephthah ^H3316 the Gileadite ^H1569 died ^H4191 and was buried ^H6912 in one of the cities ^H5892 of Gilead ^H1568.

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon Judge Israel

8 Then Ibzan ^H78 of Bethlehem ^H1035 judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 after ^H310 him.

9 And he had ^H1961 thirty ^H7970 sons ^H1121, and thirty ^H7970 daughters ^H1323 whom he [fn]gave ^H7971 in ^H7971 marriage ^H7971 outside ^H2351 the family, and he brought ^H935 in ^H935 thirty ^H7970 daughters ^H1323 from outside ^H2351 for his sons ^H1121. And he judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 seven ^H7651 years ^H8141. 10 Then Ibzan ^H78 died ^H4191 and was buried ^H6912 in Bethlehem ^H1035.

11 Then Elon ^H356 the Zebulunite ^H2075 judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 after ^H310 him; and he judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 ten ^H6235 years ^H8141. 12 And Elon ^H356 the Zebulunite ^H2075 died ^H4191 and was buried ^H6912 at Aijalon ^H357 in the land ^H776 of Zebulun ^H2074.

13 Then Abdon ^H5658 the son ^H1121 of Hillel ^H1985 the Pirathonite ^H6553 judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 after ^H310 him. 14 And he had ^H1961 forty ^H705 sons ^H1121 and thirty ^H7970 grandsons ^H1121 who rode ^H7392 on seventy ^H7657 donkeys ^H5895; and he judged ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 eight ^H8083 years ^H8141. 15 Then Abdon ^H5658 the son ^H1121 of Hillel ^H1985 the Pirathonite ^H6553 died ^H4191 and was buried ^H6912 at Pirathon ^H6552 in the land ^H776 of Ephraim ^H669, in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of the Amalekites ^H6003.