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After himוַ אַחֲרָיוIbzanאִבְצָןfrom Bethlehemמִבֵּית לָחֶםjudgedיִּשְׁפֹּטIsrael.אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Judges 12:8
Study it in the app“After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 12:8, word by word
- Ibzanאִבְצָןivtsan
Ibzan
Ibzan, of Bethlehem, a judge of Israel for seven years.
Where else “ivtsan” appears- from Bethlehemבֵּיתbet
Bethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” 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
Places in this verse
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
The context
7Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
8 · This verse (above)
9He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent outside, and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from outside. He judged Israel seven years.