Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Iudges 12

1 The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slain by the Gileadites. 7 Jephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, 11 and Elon, 13 and Abdon, who had forty sons and thirty nephews, judge Israel.

 12:1 ¶ And the men 376 of Ephraim 669 gathered themselues together, 6817 z8735 and went 5674 z8799 Northward, 6828 & said 559 z8799 vnto Iephthah, 3316 Wherefore x4069 passedst thou ouer 5674 z8804 to fight 3898 z8736 against the children 1121 of Ammon, 5983 and didst not x3808 call 7121 z8804 vs to goe y3212 z8800 x1980 with x5973 thee? Wee will burne 8313 z8799 thine house 1004 vpon x5921 thee with fire. 784

 12:2 And Iephthah 3316 saide 559 z8799 vnto x413 them, I x589 and my people 5971 were 1961 z8804 at great y3966 strife 376 7379 x3966 with the children 1121 of Ammon: 5983 and when I called 2199 z8799 you, ye deliuered 3467 z8689 me not x3808 out of their hands. 3027 x4480

 12:3 And when I sawe 7200 z8799 that x3588 ye deliuered 3467 z8688 [me] not, x369 I put 7760 z8799 my life 5315 in my handes, 3709 and passed ouer 5674 z8799 against x413 the children 1121 of Ammon, 5983 and the LORD 3068 deliuered 5414 z8799 them into my hand: 3027 Wherfore x4100 then are ye come vp 5927 z8804 vnto x413 me this x2088 day, 3117 to fight 3898 z8736 against me?

 12:4 Then Iephthah 3316 gathered together 6908 z8799 x853 all x3605 the men y582 x376 of Gilead, 1568 and fought 3898 z8735 with x854 Ephraim: 669 and the men y582 x376 of Gilead 1568 smote 5221 z8686 x853 Ephraim, 669 because x3588 they said, 559 z8804 Yee x859 Gileadites 1568 are fugitiues 6412 of Ephraim, 669 among 8432 the Ephraimites 669 and among 8432 the Manassites. 4519

 12:5 And the Gileadites 1568 tooke 3920 z8799 x853 the passages 4569 of Iordan 3383 before the Ephraimites: 669 and it was x1961 so that when x3588 those Ephraimites 669 which were escaped 6412 saide, 559 z8799 Let me go ouer, 5674 z8799 that the men y582 x376 of Gilead 1568 said 559 z8799 vnto him, Art thou x859 an Ephraimite? 673 If he said, 559 z8799 Nay: x3808

 12:6 Then said 559 z8799 they vnto him, Say 559 z8798 now, x4994 Shibboleth: 7641 and he said, 559 z8799 Sibboleth: 5451 for hee could not x3808 frame 3559 z0 to pronounce 1696 z8763 it right. y3559 z8686 x3651 Then they tooke 270 z8799 him, and slewe 7819 z8799 him at x413 the passages 4569 of Iordan: 3383 and there fell 5307 z8799 at that x1931 time 6256 of the Ephraimites, 669 x4480 fourtie 705 & two 8147 thousand. 505

 12:7 And Iephthah 3316 iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel 3478 sixe 8337 yeeres: 8141 then died 4191 z8799 Iephthah 3316 the Gileadite, 1569 and was buried 6912 z8735 in [one of] the cities 5892 of Gilead. 1568

 12:8 ¶ And after 310 him Ibzan 78 of Bethlehem 1035 x4480 iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel. 3478

 12:9 And hee had x1961 thirtie 7970 sonnes, 1121 and thirtie 7970 daughters, 1323 whome hee sent 7971 z8765 abroad, 2351 and tooke y935 z8689 in x935 thirtie 7970 daughters 1323 from x4480 abroad 2351 for his sonnes. 1121 And hee iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel 3478 seuen 7651 yeeres. 8141

 12:10 Then died 4191 z8799 Ibzan, 78 and was buried 6912 z8735 at Bethlehem. 1035

 12:11 ¶ And after 310 him, Elon, 356 a Zebulonite 2075 iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel, 3478 and he iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel 3478 ten 6235 yeeres. 8141

 12:12 And Elon 356 the Zebulonite 2075 died, 4191 z8799 and was buried 6912 z8735 in Aiialon 357 in the countrey 776 of Zebulun. y2074 x2075

 12:13 ¶ And after 310 him, Abdon, 5658 the sonne 1121 of Hillel 1985 a Pirathonite 6553 iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel. 3478

 12:14 And he had x1961 fourty 705 sonnes, 1121 and thirtie 7970 nephewes, 1121 that rode 7392 z8802 on x5921 threescore and ten 7657 asse-colts: 5895 and he iudged 8199 z8799 x853 Israel 3478 eight 8083 yeeres, 8141

 12:15 And Abdon 5658 the sonne 1121 of Hillel 1985 the Pirathonite 6553 died, 4191 z8799 and was buried 6912 z8735 in Pirathon 6552 in the land 776 of Ephraim, 669 in the mount 2022 of the Amalekites. 6003