American Standard Version
Judges 12:7
7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried inone ofthe cities of Gilead.
Judges 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
- New International Version (NIV)Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in among the cities of Gilead.
Context of Judges 12:7
5And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 6then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand. And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried inone ofthe cities of Gilead. 8And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
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וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט יִפְתָּ֛ח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים וַיָּ֗מָת יִפְתָּח֙ הַגִּלְעָדִ֔י וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּעָרֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד׃ פRead the interlinear
- Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
- judgedשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיgil‛âdîy · GileaditeH1569
- buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
Commentaries on Judges 12:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7six years: Like all the judges after Gideon, Jephthah served for a specific and short time (see study note on Judges 8:28). Jephthah received an honorable burial, showing that despite his limitations, he was an inspired and successful warrior (Judges 11:29; contrast with Abimelech, study note on Judges 9:54–55).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Jephthah died--After a government of six years, this mighty man of valor died; and however difficult it may be for us to understand some passages in his history, he has been ranked by apostolic authority among the worthies of the ancient church. He was followed by a succession of minor judges, of whom the only memorials preserved relate to the number of their families and their state [Jud 12:8-15].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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