Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 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.
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The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.”
2 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.
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Jephthah answered, “I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn’t save me out of their hands.
3 Seeing, therefore, that ye did not defend <em>me</em>, 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?
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When I saw that you wouldn’t help, I took my life in my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave me the victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?”
4 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 <em>are</em> fugitives of Ephraim; ye are Gileadites among Ephraim and Manasseh.
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Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh.”
5 And the Gileadites took the passages of the Jordan from Ephraim; and it was <em>such</em> that when any of those of Ephraim who had escaped would say, May I pass? The men of Gilead would ask them, <em>Art</em> thou an Ephrathite? If he said, No;
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The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he replied, “No,”
6 then they would say unto him, Now say Shibboleth. {Heb. a flowing stream}. And he would say Sibboleth; {Heb. an ear of wheat}; for he could not pronounce <em>it</em> 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.
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they said, “All right, say ‘Shibboleth.’ ” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time.
7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in <em>one of</em> the cities of Gilead.
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Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.
8 After him Ibzan, of Bethlehem, judged Israel,
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After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.
9 who had thirty sons and thirty daughters, <em>whom</em> he married abroad and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
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He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.
10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.
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Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.
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After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years.
12 And Elon, the Zebulonite, died and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
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Then Elon died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 And after him Abdon, the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
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After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel.
14 And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy he asses, and he judged Israel eight years.
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He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years.
15 And Abdon, the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalek.
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Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
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