1 T he men of Ephraim were summoned together and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, Why did you cross over to fight with the Ammonites and did not summon us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.

¶ And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together towards the Aquilon and said unto Jephthah, Why didst thou go over to fight against the sons of Ammon and didst not call us to go with thee? We will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

2 A nd Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in a severe conflict with the Ammonites, and I when I called you, you did not rescue me from their hands.

And Jephthah replied unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon, and when I called you, ye did not defend me from their hands.

3 A nd when I saw that you would not rescue me, I put my life in my hands and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?

Seeing, therefore, that ye did not defend me, I put my life in my hands and went over against the sons of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have ye come up against me this day to fight with me?

4 T hen Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim because they had said, You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim because they had said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim; ye are Gileadites among Ephraim and Manasseh.

5 A nd the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites; and when any of those Ephraimites who had escaped said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No,

And the Gileadites took the passages of the Jordan from Ephraim; and it was such that when any of those of Ephraim who had escaped would say, May I pass? The men of Gilead would ask them, Art thou an Ephrathite? If he said, No;

6 T hey said to him, Then say Shibboleth; and he said, Sibboleth, for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time 42, 000 of the Ephraimites.

then they would say unto him, Now say Shibboleth. And he would say Sibboleth; for he could not pronounce it the same. Then they would take him and slay him at the passages of the Jordan. And at that time forty-two thousand of those of Ephraim fell.

7 J ephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8 A nd after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

¶ After him Ibzan, of Bethlehem, judged Israel,

9 A nd he had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he gave outside his tribe, and thirty daughters whom he brought in from outside his tribe for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

who had thirty sons and thirty daughters, whom he married abroad and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10 T hen Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.

Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 A fter him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.

12 T hen Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

And Elon, the Zebulonite, died and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

13 A nd after him Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

And after him Abdon, the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

14 A nd he had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkey colts; and he judged Israel eight years.

And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy he asses, and he judged Israel eight years.

15 T hen Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

And Abdon, the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalek.