Then the men of Ephraim
were summoned
, and they crossed
1to Zaphon
and asaid
to Jephthah
, "Why
did you cross
over
to fight
against the sons
of Ammon
without
calling
us to go
with you? We will burn
your house
down on you."
Jephthah said
to them, "I and my people
were at great
strife
with the sons
of Ammon
; when I called
you, you did not deliver
me from their hand
.
"When I saw that you would not deliver
me, I 1 atook
my life
in my hands
and crossed
over
against
the sons
of Ammon
, and the LORD
gave
them into my hand
. Why
then have you come
up to me this
day
to fight
against me?"
Then Jephthah gathered
all
the men
of Gilead
and fought
Ephraim
; and the men
of Gilead
1defeated
Ephraim
, because
they said
, "You are fugitives
of Ephraim
, O Gileadites
, in the midst
of Ephraim
and in the midst
of Manasseh
."
The Gileadites acaptured
the fords
of the Jordan
opposite Ephraim
. And it happened
when
any of the fugitives
of Ephraim
said
, "Let me cross
over
," the men
of Gilead
would say
to him, "Are you an Ephraimite
?" If he said
, "No
,"
then they would say to him, "Say
now
, `Shibboleth
.' " But he said
, "Sibboleth
," for he could
not 1pronounce
it correctly
. Then they seized
him and slew
him at the fords
of the Jordan
. Thus there fell
at that time
42,000
of Ephraim
.
Jephthah judged
Israel
six
years
. Then Jephthah
the Gileadite
died
and was buried
in one of the cities
of Gilead
.
Now Ibzan of Bethlehem
judged
Israel
after
him.
He had thirty
sons
, and thirty
daughters
whom he 1gave
in marriage outside
the family, and he brought
in thirty
daughters
from outside
for his sons
. And he judged
Israel
seven
years
.
Then Ibzan died
and was buried
in Bethlehem
.
Now Elon the Zebulunite
judged
Israel
after
him; and he judged
Israel
ten
years
.
Then Elon the Zebulunite
died
and was buried
at Aijalon
in the land
of Zebulun
.
Now Abdon the son
of Hillel
the Pirathonite
judged
Israel
after
him.
He had forty
sons
and thirty
grandsons
who rode
on seventy
donkeys
; and he judged
Israel
eight
years
.
Then Abdon the son
of Hillel
the Pirathonite
died
and was buried
at Pirathon
in the land
of Ephraim
, in the hill
country
of the Amalekites
.