Verse 1
Judges 12:1
Free Bible Version
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Then the Ephraimites were called up and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go and fight the Ammonites without summoning us to go with you? We're going to burn your house down with you inside it!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּצָּעֵק֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֖ר צָפ֑וֹנָ/ה וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ לְ/יִפְתָּ֜ח מַדּ֣וּעַ עָבַ֣רְתָּ לְ/הִלָּחֵ֣ם בִּ/בְנֵי עַמּ֗וֹן וְ/לָ֨/נוּ֙ לֹ֤א קָרָ֨אתָ֙ לָ/לֶ֣כֶת עִמָּ֔/ךְ בֵּיתְ/ךָ֕ נִשְׂרֹ֥ף עָלֶ֖י/ךָ בָּ/אֵֽשׁ
English Translation
And a man of Ephraim shouted and passed by the north and said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites, and we were not called to go with you? Our house will burn over you with fire.”
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Chapter 12 Context
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Then the Ephraimites were called up and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why di...
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“I was a man with a great fight on my hands,” Jephthah replied. “I and my people were fighting the A...
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When I realized that you weren't going to help, I took my life in my hands and went to fight the Amm...
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Jephthah summoned all of the men of Gilead and fought against the Ephraimites. The men of Gilead kil...
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The Gileadites took control of the fords over the Jordan River that led to Ephraim's territory, and...
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they would tell him, “Say Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim he would say “Sibboleth” because he co...
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Jephthah led Israel as judge for six years. Then he died and was buried in one of Gilead's towns.
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8
After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel as a judge.
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9
He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He married off his daughters to men of other tribes, and he...
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10
After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel as judge for ten years.
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11
After him, Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel as judge.
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He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode seventy donkeys. He led Israel as judge for eight y...
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Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amal...
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