Verse 5
Judges 12:5
Free Bible Version
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The Gileadites took control of the fords over the Jordan River that led to Ephraim's territory, and when an Ephraimite escapee from the battle would come and ask, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would question him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֥ד גִּלְעָ֛ד אֶֽת מַעְבְּר֥וֹת הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֖ן לְ/אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְֽ֠/הָיָה כִּ֣י יֹאמְר֞וּ פְּלִיטֵ֤י אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה וַ/יֹּ֨אמְרוּ ל֧/וֹ אַנְשֵֽׁי גִלְעָ֛ד הַֽ/אֶפְרָתִ֥י אַ֖תָּה וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶֽר לֹֽא
English Translation
And Gilead captured the crossings of the Jordan for Ephraim, and it was that when the fugitives of Ephraim would say, "Let us cross over," the men of Gilead would say to them, "Are you not an Ephraimite?" And he would say, "No."
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Chapter 12 Context
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5
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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
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10
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11
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