Orthodox Jewish Bible

Shofetim 12:5-15 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

5. And the Gilead took the fords of the Yarden before the Ephrayim; and it was so, that when those Ephrayim which were escaped said, Let me cross over; that the anshei Gil`ad said unto him, Art thou an Ephrati? If he said, No,

6. Then said they unto him, Say now Shibbolet; and he said Sibbolet, for he could not pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slaughtered him at the fords of the Yarden; and there fell at that time of the Ephrayim forty and two thousand.

7. And Yiftach judged Yisroel shesh shanim. Then died Yiftach the Gileadi, and was buried in one of the towns of Gil`ad.

8. And after him Ibtzan of Beit-Lechem judged Yisroel.

9. And he had shloshim banim, and shloshim banot, whom he gave away in marriage outside [his eleph], and took in sloshim banot from outside for his banim. And he judged Yisroel shevat shanim.

10. Then died Ibtzan, and was buried at Beit-Lechem.

11. And after him Elon, a Zevuloni, judged Yisroel; and he judged Yisroel eser shanim.

12. And Elon the Zevuloni died, and was buried in Ayalon in Eretz Zevulun.

13. And after him Avdon ben Hillel, a Piratoni, judged Yisroel.

14. And he had arba'im banim and thirty grandsons, that rode on threescore and ten donkeys; and he judged Yisroel shmoneh shanim.

15. And Avdon ben Hillel the Piratoni died, and was buried in Piraton in Eretz Ephrayim, in the har HaAmaleki.