Jephthah Defeats Ephraim 1 ULT And a man of Ephraim was summoned, and he crossed over northward. And they said to Jephthah,“Why did you cross over to fight with the sons of Ammon but did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” BSB BSB: Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
2 ULT And Jephthah said to them,“I was a man of strife, I and my people and the sons of Ammon, exceedingly. And I summoned you, but you did not save me from their hand. BSB BSB: But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
3 ULT And I saw that you{ were} not a savior, and I put my life in my palm and crossed over against the sons of Ammon, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. So why have you come up to me this day to fight with me?” BSB BSB: When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”
4 ULT And Jephthah assembled all of the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim because they said,“You, Gilead,{ are} fugitives of Ephraim in the midst of Ephraim, in the midst of Manasseh.” BSB BSB: Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
5 ULT And Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan to Ephraim. And it happened, when the fugitives of Ephraim said,“Let me cross over,” then the men of Gilead said to him,“{ Are} you an Ephraimite?” If he said,“No,” BSB BSB: The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
6 ULT then they said to him,“Please say‘Shibboleth.’” And he said“Sibboleth,” for he was not able to pronounce{ it} correctly. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. And at that time 42, 000 from Ephraim fell. BSB BSB: they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
7 ULT And Jephthah judged Israel six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead. BSB BSB: Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon 8 ULT And after him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. BSB BSB: After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 ULT And 30 sons were to him. And 30 daughters he sent outside, and 30 daughters he brought in for his sons from outside. And he judged Israel seven years. BSB BSB: He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
10 ULT Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem. BSB BSB: Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.
11 ULT And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. And he judged Israel ten years. BSB BSB: After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
12 ULT Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. BSB BSB: Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 ULT And after him Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, judged Israel. BSB BSB: After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
14 ULT And 40 sons and 30 sons of sons were to him, riding on 70 donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years. BSB BSB: He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
15 ULT Then Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekite. BSB BSB: Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.