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Judges 12 🔍 📕 📖

Jephthah Defeats Ephraim

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1

And the men

of Ephraim

gathered themselves together,

and went

northward,

and 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

thine house

upon thee with fire.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

scream

βοάω

boaō

man

ἀνήρ

anēr

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

and

καί

kai

pass

παρέρχομαι

parerchomai

into

εἰς

eis

north wind 

βορρᾶς

borras

and

καί

kai

to

πρός

pros

Iephthae

Ἰεφθάε

Iephthae

through

διά

dia

who?

τίς

tis

pass

παρέρχομαι

parerchomai

deploy

παρατάξασθαι

parataxasthai

in 

ἐν

en

son 

υἱός

huios

Ammōn

Αμμων

ammōn

and

καί

kai

us 

ἡμᾶς

hēmas

not 

οὐ

ou

call

καλέω

kaleō

travel

πορεύομαι

poreuomai

with

μετά

meta

of you

σοῦ

sou

the 

ho

home

οἶκος

oikos

of you

σοῦ

sou

fill in

ἐμπίπλημι

empiplēmi

in

ἐπί

epi

you 

σέ

se

in 

ἐν

en

fire 

πῦρ

pyr

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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 delivered

me not out of their hands.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

Iephthae

Ἰεφθάε

Iephthae

to

πρός

pros

he

αὐτός

autos

man

ἀνήρ

anēr

warrior

μαχητὴς

machētēs

I was 

ἤμην

ēmēn

ἐγώ

egō

and

καί

kai

the 

ho

populace

λαός

laos

of me

μοῦ

mou

and

καί

kai

the 

ho

son 

υἱός

huios

Ammōn

Αμμων

ammōn

vehemently

σφόδρα

sphodra

and

καί

kai

scream

βοάω

boaō

you 

ὑμᾶς

hymas

and

καί

kai

not 

οὐ

ou

save 

σῴζω

sōzō

me 

μέ

me

from

ἐκ

ek

hand 

χείρ

cheir

he

αὐτός

autos

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3

And when I saw

that ye delivered

me not, I put

my life

in my hands,

and passed over

against the children

of Ammon,

and the LORD

delivered

them into my hand:

wherefore then are ye come up

unto me this day,

to fight

against me?


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

view

ὁράω

horaō

since

ὅτι

hoti

not 

οὐ

ou

be 

εἰμί

eimi

savior 

σωτήρ

sōtēr

and

καί

kai

put

τίθημι

tithēmi

the 

ho

soul 

ψυχή

psychē

of me

μοῦ

mou

in 

ἐν

en

hand 

χείρ

cheir

of me

μοῦ

mou

and

καί

kai

pass

παρέρχομαι

parerchomai

to

πρός

pros

son 

υἱός

huios

Ammōn

Αμμων

ammōn

and

καί

kai

give

δίδωμι

didōmi

he

αὐτός

autos

lord

κύριος

kyrios

in 

ἐν

en

hand 

χείρ

cheir

of me

μοῦ

mou

and

καί

kai

into

εἰς

eis

who?

τίς

tis

step up

ἀναβαίνω

anabainō

in

ἐπί

epi

me 

ἐμέ

eme

in 

ἐν

en

the 

ho

day 

ἡμέρα

hēmera

this

οὗτος

houtos

deploy

παρατάξασθαι

parataxasthai

in 

ἐν

en

me 

ἐμοί

emoi

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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 Gileadites

are fugitives

of Ephraim

among

the Ephraimites,

and among

the Manassites.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

wind up

συστρέφω

systrephō

Iephthae

Ἰεφθάε

Iephthae

the 

ho

all

πᾶς

pas

man

ἀνήρ

anēr

Galaad

Γαλααδ

galaad

and

καί

kai

deploy

παρετάξατο

paretaxato

the 

ho

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

and

καί

kai

pat

πατάσσω

patassō

man

ἀνήρ

anēr

Galaad

Γαλααδ

galaad

the 

ho

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

since

ὅτι

hoti

the 

ho

thoroughly save

διασώζω

diasōzō

the 

ho

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

you 

ὑμεῖς

hymeis

Galaad

Γαλααδ

galaad

in 

ἐν

en

in the midst

μέσος

mesos

the 

ho

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

and

καί

kai

in 

ἐν

en

in the midst

μέσος

mesos

the 

ho

Manassēs

Μανασσῆς

Manassēs

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5

And the Gileadites

took

the passages

of Jordan

before the Ephraimites:

and it was so, that when those Ephraimites

which were escaped

said,

Let me go over;

that the men

of Gilead

said

unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite?

If he said,

Nay;


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

seize beforehand

προκατελάβετο

prokatelabeto

Galaad

Γαλααδ

galaad

the 

ho

ford 

διαβάσεις

diabaseis

the 

ho

Iordanēs

Ἰορδάνης

Iordanēs

the 

ho

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

and

καί

kai

he

αὐτός

autos

the 

ho

thoroughly save

διασώζω

diasōzō

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

step through

διαβαίνω

diabainō

and

καί

kai

he

αὐτός

autos

the 

ho

man

ἀνήρ

anēr

Galaad

Γαλααδ

galaad

not 

μή

Ephrathitēs

Εφραθίτης

ephrathitēs

be 

εἰμί

eimi

and

καί

kai

not 

οὐ

ou

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6

Then said

they unto him, Say

now Shibboleth:

and he said

Sibboleth:

for he could not frame

to pronounce

it right.

Then they took

him, and slew

him at the passages

of Jordan:

and there fell

at that time

of the Ephraimites

forty

and two

thousand.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

he

αὐτός

autos

in fact 

δή

head of grain 

στάχυς

stachys

and

καί

kai

not 

οὐ

ou

straighten out

κατευθύνω

kateuthynō

the 

ho

talk

λαλέω

laleō

so

οὕτως

houtōs

and

καί

kai

take hold/after 

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

epilambanomai

he

αὐτός

autos

and

καί

kai

immolate

θύω

thyō

he

αὐτός

autos

to

πρός

pros

the 

ho

ford 

διαβάσεις

diabaseis

the 

ho

Iordanēs

Ἰορδάνης

Iordanēs

and

καί

kai

fall 

πίπτω

piptō

in 

ἐν

en

the 

ho

season

καιρός

kairos

that 

ἐκεῖνος

ekeinos

from

ἀπό

apo

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

forty 

τεσσαράκοντα

tessarakonta

two 

δύο

dyo

thousand 

χιλιάς

chilias

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7

And Jephthah

judged

Israel

six

years.

Then died

Jephthah

the Gileadite,

and was buried

in one of the cities

of Gilead.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

judge

κρίνω

krinō

Iephthae

Ἰεφθάε

Iephthae

the 

ho

Israel 

Ἰσραήλ

Israēl

sixty 

ἑξήκοντα

hexēkonta

year 

ἔτος

etos

and

καί

kai

die 

ἀποθνῄσκω

apothnēskō

Iephthae

Ἰεφθάε

Iephthae

the 

ho

Galaaditēs

Γαλααδίτης

galaaditēs

and

καί

kai

bury

θάπτω

thaptō

in 

ἐν

en

city 

πόλις

polis

he

αὐτός

autos

in 

ἐν

en

Galaad

Γαλααδ

galaad

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

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8

And after

him Ibzan

of Bethlehem

judged

Israel.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

judge

κρίνω

krinō

with

μετά

meta

he

αὐτός

autos

the 

ho

Israel 

Ἰσραήλ

Israēl

Abaisan

Αβαισαν

abaisan

from

ἀπό

apo

Baithleem

Βαιθλεεμ

baithleem

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9

And he had thirty

sons,

and thirty

daughters,

whom he sent

abroad,

and took

in thirty

daughters

from abroad

for his sons.

And he judged

Israel

seven

years.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

be 

εἰμί

eimi

he

αὐτός

autos

thirty 

τριάκοντα

triakonta

son 

υἱός

huios

and

καί

kai

thirty 

τριάκοντα

triakonta

daughter 

θυγάτηρ

thygatēr

who

ὅς

hos

send forth 

ἐξαποστέλλω

exapostellō

outside 

ἔξω

exō

and

καί

kai

thirty 

τριάκοντα

triakonta

daughter 

θυγάτηρ

thygatēr

bring in 

εἰσφέρω

eispherō

the 

ho

son 

υἱός

huios

he

αὐτός

autos

from outside

ἔξωθεν

exōthen

and

καί

kai

judge

κρίνω

krinō

the 

ho

Israel 

Ἰσραήλ

Israēl

seven 

ἑπτά

hepta

year 

ἔτος

etos

💬📚
10

Then died

Ibzan,

and was buried

at Bethlehem.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

die 

ἀποθνῄσκω

apothnēskō

Abaisan

Αβαισαν

abaisan

and

καί

kai

bury

θάπτω

thaptō

in 

ἐν

en

Baithleem

Βαιθλεεμ

baithleem

💬📚
11

And after

him Elon,

a Zebulonite,

judged

Israel;

and he judged

Israel

ten

years.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

judge

κρίνω

krinō

with

μετά

meta

he

αὐτός

autos

the 

ho

Israel 

Ἰσραήλ

Israēl

Ailōm

Αιλωμ

ailōm

the 

ho

Zaboulōnitēs

Ζαβουλωνίτης

zaboulōnitēs

ten 

δέκα

deka

year 

ἔτος

etos

💬📚
12

And Elon

the Zebulonite

died,

and was buried

in Aijalon

in the country

of Zebulun.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

die 

ἀποθνῄσκω

apothnēskō

Ailōm

Αιλωμ

ailōm

the 

ho

Zaboulōnitēs

Ζαβουλωνίτης

zaboulōnitēs

and

καί

kai

bury

θάπτω

thaptō

in 

ἐν

en

Ailōm

Αιλωμ

ailōm

in 

ἐν

en

earth

γῆ

Zaboulōn

Ζαβουλών

Zaboulōn

💬📚
13

And after

him Abdon

the son

of Hillel,

a Pirathonite,

judged

Israel.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

judge

κρίνω

krinō

with

μετά

meta

he

αὐτός

autos

the 

ho

Israel 

Ἰσραήλ

Israēl

Abdōn

Αβδων

abdōn

son 

υἱός

huios

Ellēl

Ελληλ

ellēl

the 

ho

Pharathōnitēs

Φαραθωνίτης

pharathōnitēs

💬📚
14

And he had forty

sons

and thirty

nephews,

that rode

on threescore and ten

ass colts:

and he judged

Israel

eight

years.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

be 

εἰμί

eimi

he

αὐτός

autos

forty 

τεσσαράκοντα

tessarakonta

son 

υἱός

huios

and

καί

kai

thirty 

τριάκοντα

triakonta

son 

υἱός

huios

son 

υἱός

huios

mount

ἐπιβαίνω

epibainō

in

ἐπί

epi

seventy 

ἑβδομήκοντα

hebdomēkonta

foal 

πῶλος

pōlos

and

καί

kai

judge

κρίνω

krinō

the 

ho

Israel 

Ἰσραήλ

Israēl

eight 

ὀκτώ

oktō

year 

ἔτος

etos

💬📚
15

And Abdon

the son

of Hillel

the Pirathonite

died,

and was buried

in Pirathon

in the land

of Ephraim,

in the mount

of the Amalekites.


Septuagint Literal:

and

καί

kai

die 

ἀποθνῄσκω

apothnēskō

Abdōn

Αβδων

abdōn

son 

υἱός

huios

Ellēl

Ελληλ

ellēl

the 

ho

Pharathōnitēs

Φαραθωνίτης

pharathōnitēs

and

καί

kai

bury

θάπτω

thaptō

in 

ἐν

en

Pharathōm

Φαραθωμ

pharathōm

in 

ἐν

en

earth

γῆ

Ephraim

Ἐφραΐμ

Ephraim

in 

ἐν

en

mountain

ὄρος

oros

the 

ho

Amalēk

Αμαληκ

amalēk

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