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          DASV: Judges 12    

1 The men of Ephraim assembled, and crossed over to Zaphon.
They said to Jephthah, "Why didn't you call us when you
went to fight against the Ammonites?"
2 Then Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in
a great struggle with the Ammonites and when I called you,
you didn't rescue me out of their hand.
3 So when I realized that you weren't coming to rescue me,
I took my life in my own hands, and crossed over to attack the
Ammonites, and the LORD handed them over to me. So why have
you come up to fight with me today?"
4 Then Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead, and fought
with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they
ridiculed them saying, "You are refugees of Ephraim, you
Gileadites living in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh."
5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River leading
to Ephraim. When any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me
go across," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an
Ephraimite?" If he said, "No,"
6 then they would say to him, "Say 'Shibboleth.'" If he said
"Sibboleth," for Ephraimites could not pronounce it right,
then they would grab him and kill him at the fords of the
Jordan River. 42,000 Ephraimites were killed on that day.

7 Now Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the
Gileadite died and was buried in his town in Gilead.
8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 He had thirty sons. He arranged for his thirty daughters to
be married outside of his clan. He brought in thirty women
outside of his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.
10 Then Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged
Israel ten years.
12 Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon
in the land of Zebulun.

13 After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged
Israel.
14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy
donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.
15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was
buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill
country of the Amalekites.

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