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Judges 12:6-8
International Standard Version
Judges 12:6-8
International Standard Version
6 they would order him, “Pronounce the word ‘Shibboleth’ right now.” If he said “Sibboleth,” not being able to pronounce it correctly, they would seize him and slaughter him there at the fords of the Jordan River. During those days 42,000 descendants of Ephraim died that way. 7 Jephthah governed Israel for six years. Then Jephthah died and was buried somewhere in the cities of Gilead.
Ibzan, Israel’s Ninth Judge
8 After he died,[a] Ibzan from Bethlehem governed Israel for ten years.
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- Judges 12:8 Lit. After him
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