Judges 12:7

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.

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WEBBE

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.

BSB

Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

KJV

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

ASV

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead.

BBE

Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.

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וַיִּשְׁפֹּט vai·yish·pot and he judged H8199 יִפְתָּח yif·tach Jephthah H3316 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 שֵׁשׁ shesh six H8337 שָׁנִים sha·nim years H8141 וַיָּמָת vai·ya·mot and he died H4191 יִפְתָּח yif·tach Jephthah H3316 הַגִּלְעָדִי ha·gil·'a·di the Gileadite H1569 וַיִּקָּבֵר vai·yi·ka·ver and he was buried H6912 בְּעָרֵי be·'a·rei in [the] cities of H5892 גִלְעָד פ gil·'ad Gilead H1568

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Jephthah as with Gideon. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel; only by that comes contention. It is ill to fasten names of reproach upon persons or countries, as is common, especially upon those under outward disadvantages. It often occasions quarrels that prove of ill consequence, as it did here. No contentions are so bitter as those between brethren or rivals for honour. What need we have to watch and pray against evil tempers! May the Lord incline all his people to follow after things which make for peace!

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.