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Judges 12

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 12 of 21

1 And the men of Ephraim were called together, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why have you passed over to fight against the sons of Ammon, and you have not called on us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.

2 And Jephthah said to them, I have been a man of strife, my people and I, having great strife with the sons of Ammon. And I called you, and you did not save me out of their hands.

3 And seeing that you did not save us, I put my life in my hand and passed over against the Ammonites, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand. And why have you come up to me today to fight with me?

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Chapter Summary

The men of Ephraim, quarrel with Jephthah and are killed. 7 Jephthah dies. 8 Ibzan ,11 and Elon, 13 and Abdon, judge Israel.

Key Hebrew Words

סִבֹּ֗לֶת ear of wheat H5451 · TWOT 1458d
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
רֹכְבִ֖ים mount and ride H7392 · TWOT 2163
נַפְשִׁ֤ soul H5315 · TWOT 1395a
מַעְבְּר֥וֹת ford H4569 · TWOT 1556i

People & Context

Ephraim's Complaint

The men of Ephraim threatened to burn Jephthah's house because he did not call them to fight Ammon . Jephthah defended himself, stating he called them…

War with Ephraim and Shibboleth Test

Jephthah gathered the men of Gilead and struck Ephraim, capturing the fords of the Jordan . They forced fugitives to say 'Shibboleth,' and killed thos…

Jephthah's Death

Jephthah judged Israel six years, died, and was buried in Gilead .

Timeline

Ephraim's Complaint

The men of Ephraim threatened to burn Jephthah's house because he did not call them to fight Ammon . Jephthah defended himself, stating he called them but they didn't help, so he fought alone .

Judges 12:1-3
War with Ephraim and Shibboleth Test

Jephthah gathered the men of Gilead and struck Ephraim, capturing the fords of the Jordan . They forced fugitives to say 'Shibboleth,' and killed those who said 'Sibboleth,' resulting in forty-two thousand deaths .

Judges 12:4-6
Jephthah's Death

Jephthah judged Israel six years, died, and was buried in Gilead .

Judges 12:7

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