Judges 12

1And 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.

וַיִּצָּעֵק אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם וַיַּעֲבֹר צָפֹונָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְיִפְתָּח מַדּוּעַ ׀ עָבַרְתָּ ׀ לְהִלָּחֵם בִּבְנֵי־עַמֹּון וְלָנוּ לֹא קָרָאתָ לָלֶכֶת עִמָּךְ בֵּיתְךָ נִשְׂרֹף עָלֶיךָ בָּאֵשׁ׃ (6292)

See also: Judges 8:1, 2 Samuel 19:41, John 10:32, James 3:16, Judges 14:15, James 4:1-2, Numbers 21:24, Judges 15:6, 2 Samuel 19:43, 1 Kings 12:13, Psalms 109:4, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 27:3-4, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Hosea 13:1, Mark 3:24

2And 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר יִפְתָּח אֲלֵיהֶם אִישׁ רִיב הָיִיתִי אֲנִי וְעַמִּי וּבְנֵי־עַמֹּון מְאֹד וָאֶזְעַק אֶתְכֶם וְלֹא־הֹושַׁעְתֶּם אֹותִי מִיָּדָם׃ (4279)

See also: Judges 11:12-33

3And 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?

וָאֶרְאֶה כִּי־אֵינְךָ מֹושִׁיעַ וָאָשִׂימָה נַפְשִׁי בְכַפִּי וָאֶעְבְּרָה אֶל־בְּנֵי עַמֹּון וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיָדִי וְלָמָה עֲלִיתֶם אֵלַי הַיֹּום הַזֶּה לְהִלָּחֶם בִּי׃ (3640)

See also: 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 28:21, Job 13:14, Psalms 119:109, Proverbs 15:1, Judges 9:17, Judges 11:27, 2 Chronicles 13:12, Romans 16:4, Revelation 12:11

4Then 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.

וַיִּקְבֹּץ יִפְתָּח אֶת־כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד וַיִּלָּחֶם אֶת־אֶפְרָיִם וַיַּכּוּ אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד אֶת־אֶפְרַיִם כִּי אָמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם אַתֶּם גִּלְעָד בְּתֹוךְ אֶפְרַיִם בְּתֹוךְ מְנַשֶּׁה׃ (6570)

See also: 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Samuel 25:10, 2 Samuel 18:6, Proverbs 12:13, Numbers 32:39-40, Deuteronomy 3:12-17, Judges 11:10, Nehemiah 4:4, Psalms 78:9, Proverbs 15:1, James 3:6

5And 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;

וַיִּלְכֹּד גִּלְעָד אֶת־מַעְבְּרֹות הַיַּרְדֵּן לְאֶפְרָיִם וְהָיָה כִּי יֹאמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֶעֱבֹרָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹו אַנְשֵׁי־גִלְעָד הַאֶפְרָתִי אַתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לֹא׃ (5144)

See also: Judges 3:28, Joshua 22:11, Joshua 2:7, Judges 7:24, 1 Samuel 1:1

6Then 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.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹו אֱמָר־נָא שִׁבֹּלֶת וַיֹּאמֶר סִבֹּלֶת וְלֹא יָכִין לְדַבֵּר כֵּן וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אֹותֹו וַיִּשְׁחָטוּהוּ אֶל־מַעְבְּרֹות הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּפֹּל בָּעֵת הַהִיא מֵאֶפְרַיִם אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנַיִם אָלֶף׃ (6154)

See also: Matthew 26:73, Ecclesiastes 10:12, Matthew 12:25, Judges 18:3, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:15, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 18:19, Isaiah 27:12, Isaiah 29:21, Mark 14:70, Galatians 5:15

7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט יִפְתָּח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים וַיָּמָת יִפְתָּח הַגִּלְעָדִי וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּעָרֵי גִלְעָד׃ (4628)

See also: Judges 10:18

8And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִבְצָן מִבֵּית לָחֶם׃ (2245)

See also: Ruth 1:1, 1 Samuel 16:1, Genesis 15:19, Ruth 2:1, Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1

9And 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.

וַיְהִי־לֹו שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנֹות שִׁלַּח הַחוּצָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנֹות הֵבִיא לְבָנָיו מִן־הַחוּץ וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים׃ (6023)

See also: Proverbs 5:16, Jeremiah 29:6, Judges 8:30, Judges 10:4, Judges 12:14

10Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.

וַיָּמָת אִבְצָן וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּבֵית לָחֶם׃ (1409)

11And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵילֹון הַזְּבוּלֹנִי וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים׃ (4096)

12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

וַיָּמָת אֵלֹון הַזְּבוּלֹנִי וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּאַיָּלֹון בְּאֶרֶץ זְבוּלֻן׃ (1458)

See also: Joshua 10:12, Joshua 19:42, Judges 1:35, 1 Chronicles 6:69, 1 Chronicles 8:13

13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדֹּון בֶּן־הִלֵּל הַפִּרְעָתֹונִי׃ (2642)

See also: 2 Samuel 23:30

14And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

וַיְהִי־לֹו אַרְבָּעִים בָּנִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בְּנֵי בָנִים רֹכְבִים עַל־שִׁבְעִים עֲיָרִם וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים׃ (4598)

See also: Judges 5:10, 1 Samuel 8:1, Judges 10:4, Matthew 21:5, 1 Timothy 5:4, Judges 8:30, Judges 12:9, 1 Samuel 7:16, 2 Kings 10:1

15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

וַיָּמָת עַבְדֹּון בֶּן־הִלֵּל הַפִּרְעָתֹונִי וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּפִרְעָתֹון בְּאֶרֶץ אֶפְרַיִם בְּהַר הָעֲמָלֵקִי׃ (3738)

See also: 2 Samuel 23:30, Judges 5:14, 1 Samuel 15:7, Genesis 14:7, Exodus 17:8, Judges 3:13, Judges 3:27