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And the men◦ of Ephraim were summoned and crossed··over northward, and said to Jephthah, Wherefore didst thou cross··over to fight against◦ the sons of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee, we will burn··up thy house over thee with fire.
2
And Jephthah said to▵ them, I was at strife* exceedingly, I◦ and my people and the sons of Ammon, and I cried unto you, and you saved me not from their hand.
3
And I saw that none of thee would save me, and I set my soul in the palm of my hand, and crossed··over to▵ the sons of Ammon, and Jehovah gave them into my hand; and why have you come··up this day to fight against◦ me?
4
And Jephthah brought··together all the men◦ of Gilead and fought with Ephraim; and the men◦ of Gilead smote Ephraim, because◦ they said, You◦ are the escaped◦ of Ephraim, O Gilead, in the midst of Ephraim, in the midst of Manasseh.
5
And Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan to Ephraim; and it was, that when the escaped◦ of Ephraim said, Let me cross··over, that the men◦ of Gilead said unto him, Art thou◦ an Ephraimite? And if he said, No◦;
6
then they said unto him, Say now◦ Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; and he could not prepare to speak thus◦; then they would seize him and slaughter him at▵ the fords of the Jordan: and there fell at this◦ time from Ephraim, forty and two thousand.
7
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.
8
And after him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9
And he had◦ thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad; and he brought··in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
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And Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
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And after him, Elon, a Zebulunite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
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And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon, in the land of Zebulun.
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And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, judged Israel.
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And he had◦ forty sons, and thirty sons of his sons, riding on seventy donkey··colts; and he judged Israel eight years.
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And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountain of the Amalekite.
