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Jephthahוַ יִפְתָּחjudgedיִּשְׁפֹּטIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלsixשֵׁשׁyears.שָׁנִיםThen Jephthahוַ יִפְתָּחthe Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִיdiedיָּמָתand was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵרin one of the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Gilead.גִלְעָד
Judges 12:7
Study it in the app“Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 12:7, word by word
- Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiftach
Iphtah, Jephthah
Iphtah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah. It is the same name as Jephthah: "he opens."
Where else “yiftach” appears- judgedיִּשְׁפֹּטyishpot
govern
To rule the people, like Gideon or Samuel.
Where else “yishpot” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears- the Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיgiladi
Gileadite
Gileadite: a descendant of Gilead, or an inhabitant of the region of Gilead.
Where else “giladi” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- and was buriedיִּקָּבֵרyikaver
bury
Bury.
Where else “yikaver” appears- in one of the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Gileadגִלְעָדgilad
Gilead
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Translation note
The Hebrew says “in the cities of Gilead,” without naming which one.
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
6Then they would say to him, “Say, please, ‘Shibboleth.’” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not say it that way. Then they would seize him and slaughter him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time, of Ephraim, forty-two thousand.
7 · This verse (above)
8After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.