Verse 4
Judges 12:4
Free Bible Version
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Jephthah summoned all of the men of Gilead and fought against the Ephraimites. The men of Gilead killed them because the Ephraimites taunted them, saying, “You Gileadites are nothing more than escapees living among Ephraim and Manasseh.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֤ץ יִפְתָּח֙ אֶת כָּל אַנְשֵׁ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד וַ/יִּלָּ֖חֶם אֶת אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַ/יַּכּוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י גִלְעָ֜ד אֶת אֶפְרַ֗יִם כִּ֤י אָמְרוּ֙ פְּלִיטֵ֤י אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ אַתֶּ֔ם גִּלְעָ֕ד בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ אֶפְרַ֖יִם בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ מְנַשֶּֽׁה
English Translation
And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim, and the men of Gilead struck down the Ephraimites because they said, "You Gileadites are refugees among Ephraim and among Manasseh."
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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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3
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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4
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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12
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode seventy donkeys. He led Israel as judge for eight y...
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13
Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amal...
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