1 And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- of Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- gathered themselves together H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- and went H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- northward H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Jephthah H3316 (יִפְתָּח) — Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
- Wherefore passedst thou over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- to fight H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- against the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Ammon H5983 (עַמּוֹן) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
- and didst not call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- us to go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- with thee? we will burn H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
- thine house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- upon thee with fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jephthah H3316 (יִפְתָּח) — Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto them, I and my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- were H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- at great H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- strife H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- strife H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- with the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Ammon H5983 (עַמּוֹן) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
- and when I called H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
- you, ye delivered H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- me not out of their hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
3 And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when I saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- that ye delivered H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- not, I put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- my life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- in my hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- and passed over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- against the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Ammon H5983 (עַמּוֹן) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them into my hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- wherefore then are ye come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- unto me this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- to fight H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Jephthah H3316 (יִפְתָּח) — Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
- gathered together H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- all the men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- of Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- and fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- with Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- and the men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- because they said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Ye Gileadites H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- fugitives H6412 (פָּלִיט) — a refugee
- of Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- among H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- the Ephraimites H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- the Manassites H4519 (מְנַשֶּׁה) — Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
5 And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the Gileadites H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- took H3920 (לָכַד) — to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
- the passages H4569 (מַעֲבָר) — a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming
- of Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- before the Ephraimites H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- that when those Ephraimites H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- which were escaped H6412 (פָּלִיט) — a refugee
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Let me go over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- that the men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- of Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- thou an Ephraimite H673 (אֶפְרָתִי) — an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite
- If he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
6 then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- they unto him, Say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- now Shibboleth H7641 (שִׁבֹּל) — a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
- and he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Sibboleth H5451 (סִבֹּלֶת) — an ear of grain
- for he could not frame H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- to pronounce H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- right H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- Then they took H270 (אָחַז) — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
- him, and slew H7819 (שָׁחַט) — to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
- him at the passages H4569 (מַעֲבָר) — a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming
- of Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- and there fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- at that time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of the Ephraimites H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- and two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jephthah H3316 (יִפְתָּח) — Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
- judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- six H8337 (שֵׁשׁ) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- Then died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- Jephthah H3316 (יִפְתָּח) — Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
- the Gileadite H1569 (גִּלְעָדִי) — a Giladite or descendant of Gilad
- and was buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- of Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- him Ibzan H78 (אִבְצָן) — Ibtsan, an Israelite
- of Beth–lehem H1035 (בֵּית לֶחֶם) — Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
- judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
9 And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he had thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
- sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
- daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- he sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- abroad H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- and took H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- in thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
- from abroad H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- for his sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- And he judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
10 And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- Ibzan H78 (אִבְצָן) — Ibtsan, an Israelite
- and was buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- at Beth–lehem H1035 (בֵּית לֶחֶם) — Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- him Elon H356 (אֵילוֹן) — Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
- a Zebulonite H2075 (זְבוּלֹנִי) — a Zebulonite or descendant of Zebulun
- judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and he judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
12 And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Elon H356 (אֵילוֹן) — Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
- the Zebulonite H2075 (זְבוּלֹנִי) — a Zebulonite or descendant of Zebulun
- died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and was buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- in Aijalon H357 (אַיָּלוֹן) — Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine
- in the country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- him Abdon H5658 (עַבְדוֹן) — Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Hillel H1985 (הִלֵּל) — Hillel, an Israelite
- a Pirathonite H6553 (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי) — a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon
- judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
14 And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he had forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
- nephews H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- that rode H7392 (רָכַב) — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
- on threescore and ten H7657 (שִׁבְעִים) — seventy
- donkey colts H5895 (עַיִר) — properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt
- and he judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- eight H8083 (שְׁמֹנֶה) — a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
15 And 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Abdon H5658 (עַבְדוֹן) — Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Hillel H1985 (הִלֵּל) — Hillel, an Israelite
- the Pirathonite H6553 (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי) — a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon
- died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and was buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- in Pirathon H6552 (פִּרְעָתוֹן) — Pirathon, a place in Palestine
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- in the mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of the Amalekites H6003 (עֲמָלֵקִי) — an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek