Judges 12

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WEB KJV

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WEBThe 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!”
KJVAnd 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
WEBJephthah 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.
KJVAnd 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
WEBWhen 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?”
KJVAnd 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
WEBThen 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.”
KJVThen 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.
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WEBThe 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;”
KJVAnd 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;
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WEBthen 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.
KJVThen 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.
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WEBJephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.
KJVAnd Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
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WEBAfter him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
KJVAnd after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.
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WEBHe 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.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBIbzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.
KJVThen died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
11
WEBAfter him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
KJVAnd after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
12
WEBElon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
KJVAnd Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
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WEBAfter him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
KJVAnd after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
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WEBHe had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.
KJVAnd he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
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WEBAbdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
KJVAnd Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

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