Judges 12

vayyitsa'eq ish efrayim vayya'avor tsafonah vayyomeru leyiftakh maddua avarta lehillakhem bivne-ammon velanu lo qarata lalekhet immakh betekha nisrof alekha ba'esh

Ephraim’s contingent mustered and crossed [the Jordan] to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you march to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’ll burn your house down over you!”

vayyomer yiftakh alehem ish riv hayiti ani ve'ammi uvene-ammon me'od va'ezaq etkhem velo-hoshatem oti miyyadam

Jephthah answered them, “I and my people were involved in a bitter conflict with the Ammonites; and I summoned you, but you did not save me from them.

va'ereh ki-enekha moshia va'asimah nafshi vekhappi va'eberah el-bene ammon vayyittenem Adonai beyadi velamah alitem elay hayyom hazzeh lehillakhem bi

When I saw that you were no saviors, I risked my life and advanced against the Ammonites; and GOD delivered them into my hands. Why have you come here now to fight against me?”

vayyiqbots yiftakh et-kol-anshe gilad vayyillakhem et-efrayim vayyakku anshe gilad et-efrayim ki ameru pelite efrayim attem gilad betokh efrayim betokh menasheh

And Jephthah gathered all the Gileadites and fought Ephraim. The Gileadites defeated Ephraim; for they had said, “You, Gilead, are nothing but fugitives from Ephraim—being in Manasseh is like being in Ephraim.”

vayyilkod gilad et-maberot hayyarden le'efrayim vehayah ki yomeru pelite efrayim e'evorah vayyomeru lo anshe-gilad ha'efrati attah vayyomer lo

Gilead held the fords of the Jordan against Ephraim. And when any fugitive from Ephraim said, “Let me cross,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?”; if he said “No,”

vayyomeru lo emor-na shibbolet vayyomer sibbolet velo yakhin ledabber ken vayyokhazu oto vayyishkhatuhu el-maberot hayyarden vayyippol ba'et hahi me'efrayim arba'im ushenayim alef

they would say to him, “Then say shibboleth”; but he would say “sibboleth,” not being able to pronounce it correctly. Thereupon they would seize him and slay him by the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell at that time.

vayyishpot yiftakh et-yisra'el shesh shanim vayyamot yiftakh haggiladi vayyiqqaver be'are gilad

Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.

vayyishpot akharayw et-yisra'el ivtsan mibbet lakhem

After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.

vayehi-lo sheloshim banim usheloshim banot shillakh hakhutsah usheloshim banot hevi levanayw min-hakhuts vayyishpot et-yisra'el sheva shanim

He had thirty sons, and he married off thirty daughters outside the clan and likewise brought in thirty from outside the clan for his sons. He led Israel seven years.

vayyamot ivtsan vayyiqqaver bevet lakhem

Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

vayyishpot akharayw et-yisra'el elon hazzevuloni vayyishpot et-yisra'el eser shanim

After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel; he led Israel for ten years.

vayyamot elon hazzevuloni vayyiqqaver be'ayyalon be'erets zevulun

Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon, in the territory of Zebulun.

vayyishpot akharayw et-yisra'el avdon ben-hillel happiratoni

After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite led Israel.

vayehi-lo arba'im banim usheloshim bene vanim rokhevim al-shivim ayarim vayyishpot et-yisra'el shemoneh shanim

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy jackasses. He led Israel for eight years.

vayyamot avdon ben-hillel happiratoni vayyiqqaver befiraton be'erets efrayim behar ha'amaleqi

Then Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died. He was buried in Pirathon, in the territory of Ephraim, on the hill of the Amalekites.