6. they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.
7. Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.
8. After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
9. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years.
10. When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem.
11. After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years.
12. When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun.
13. After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
14. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
15. When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.