| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then the people of Ephraim mobilized an army and crossed over the Jordan River to Zaphon. They sent this message to Jephthah: “Why didn’t you call for us to help you fight against the Ammonites? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!” | 1Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you." |
| 2Jephthah replied, “I summoned you at the beginning of the dispute, but you refused to come! You failed to help us in our struggle against Ammon. | 2Jephthah said to them, "I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon; when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand. |
| 3So when I realized you weren’t coming, I risked my life and went to battle without you, and the LORD gave me victory over the Ammonites. So why have you now come to fight me?” | 3"When I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the sons of Ammon, and the LORD gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?" |
| 4The people of Ephraim responded, “You men of Gilead are nothing more than fugitives from Ephraim and Manasseh.” So Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and attacked the men of Ephraim and defeated them. | 4Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, O Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasseh." |
| 5Jephthah captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go back across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. “Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?” they would ask. If the man said, “No, I’m not,” | 5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan opposite Ephraim. And it happened when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No," |
| 6they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time. | 6then they would say to him, "Say now, 'Shibboleth.'" But he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim. |
| 7Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead. Ibzan Becomes Israel’s Judge | 7Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. |
| 8After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. | 8Now Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel after him. |
| 9He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years. | 9He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
| 10When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem. Elon Becomes Israel’s Judge | 10Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem. |
| 11After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years. | 11Now Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel after him; and he judged Israel ten years. |
| 12When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun. Abdon Becomes Israel’s Judge | 12Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. |
| 13After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. | 13Now Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel after him. |
| 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years. | 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel eight years. |
| 15When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. | 15Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. |
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