Judges 12

1 and to cry man Ephraim and to pass Zaphon [to] and to say to/for Jephthah why? to pass to/for to fight in/on/with son: descendant/people Ammon and to/for us not to call: call to to/for to go: went with you house: home your to burn upon you in/on/with fire

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!”

2 and to say Jephthah to(wards) them man strife to be I and people my and son: descendant/people Ammon much and to cry out [obj] you and not to save [obj] me from hand: power their

Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn’t save me out of their hand.

3 and to see: see for nothing you (to save *L(abh)*) and to set: take [emph?] soul: life my in/on/with palm my and to pass [emph?] to(wards) son: descendant/people Ammon and to give: give them LORD in/on/with hand: power my and to/for what? to ascend: rise to(wards) me [the] day: today [the] this to/for to fight in/on/with me

When I saw that you didn’t save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me today, to fight against me?”

4 and to gather Jephthah [obj] all human Gilead and to fight with Ephraim and to smite human Gilead [obj] Ephraim for to say survivor Ephraim you(m. p.) Gilead in/on/with midst Ephraim in/on/with midst Manasseh

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the middle of Ephraim, and in the middle of Manasseh.”

5 and to capture Gilead [obj] ford [the] Jordan to/for Ephraim and to be for to say survivor Ephraim to pass and to say to/for him human Gilead Ephraimite you(m. s.) and to say not

The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. Whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No;”

6 and to say to/for him to say please Shibboleth and to say stream and not to establish: right to/for to speak: speak right and to grasp [obj] him and to slaughter him to(wards) ford [the] Jordan and to fall: kill in/on/with time [the] he/she/it from Ephraim forty and two thousand

then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it correctly, then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

7 and to judge Jephthah [obj] Israel six year and to die Jephthah [the] Gileadite and to bury in/on/with city Gilead

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.

8 and to judge after him [obj] Israel Ibzan from Bethlehem Bethlehem

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9 and to be to/for him thirty son: child and thirty daughter to send: marriage [the] outside [to] and thirty daughter to come (in): bring to/for son: child his from [the] outside and to judge [obj] Israel seven year

He had thirty sons. He sent his thirty daughters outside his clan, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

10 and to die Ibzan and to bury in/on/with Bethlehem Bethlehem

Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 and to judge after him [obj] Israel Elon [the] Zebulunite and to judge [obj] Israel ten year

After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

12 and to die Elon [the] Zebulunite and to bury in/on/with Aijalon in/on/with land: country/planet Zebulun

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

13 and to judge after him [obj] Israel Abdon son: child Hillel [the] Pirathon

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

14 and to be to/for him forty son: child and thirty son: descendant/people son: descendant/people to ride upon seventy colt and to judge [obj] Israel eight year

He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.

15 and to die Abdon son: child Hillel [the] Pirathon and to bury in/on/with Pirathon in/on/with land: country/planet Ephraim in/on/with mountain: hill country [the] Amalekite

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.