12:1 And the men of Ephraim assembled
[themselves], and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthae, Wherefore
didst thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call
us to go with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.
12:2 And Jephthae said to them, I and my people and the children of Ammon
were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and ye did not save me
out of their hand.
12:3 And I saw that thou wert no helper, and I put my life in my hand, and
passed on to the sons of Ammon; and Yehovah delivered them into my hand:
and wherefore are ye come up against me this day to fight with me?
12:4 And Jephthae gathered all the men of Galaad, and fought with Ephraim;
and the men of Galaad smote Ephraim, because they that were escaped of
Ephraim said, Ye [are] of Galaad in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of
Manasse.
12:5 And Galaad took the fords of Jordan before Ephraim; and they that
escaped of Ephraim said to them, Let us go over: and the men of Galaad said,
Art thou an Ephrathite? and he said, No.
12:6 Then they said to him, Say now Stachys; and he did not rightly
pronounce it so: and they took him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan; and
there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand.
12:7 And Jephthae judged Israel six years; and Jephthae the Galaadite died,
and was buried in his city Galaad.
12:8 And after him Abaissan of Bethleem judged Israel.
12:9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent forth; and
he brought in thirty daughters for his sons from without; and he judged
Israel seven years.
12:10 And Abaissan died, and was buried in Bethleem.
12:11 And after him Aelom of Zabulon judged Israel ten years.
12:12 And Aelom of Zabulon died, and was buried in Aelom in the land of
Zabulon.
12:13 And after him Abdon the son of Ellel, the Pharathonite, judged Israel.
12:14 And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, that rode upon seventy
colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
12:15 And Abdon the on of Ellel, the Pharathonite, died, and was buried in
Pharathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalec. |
12:1 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.
12:2 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.
12:3 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 Yehovah delivered them into
my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against
me?
12:4 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.
12:5 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;
12:6 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.
12:7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite,
and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
12:8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
12:9 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.
12:10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.
12:11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel
ten years.
12:12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country
of Zebulun.
12:13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
12:14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and
ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
12:15 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. |