7Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
Focused Passage
Judges 12:7
Jephthah's Aftermath: Tribal Bloodshed and Minor Judges
After Jephthah's victory over Ammon, Ephraim's grievance erupts into civil war, Gilead slaughters Ephraimites at the Jordan fords through the shibboleth test, and the chapter closes with brief minor-judge notices that show continuity without covenant renewal.
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Verse 7
Original words
Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חH3316Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerjudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טH8199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsixשֵׁ֣שׁH8337Number - feminine singularyearsשָׁנִ֑יםH8141Noun - feminine pluraland when heיִפְתָּח֙H3316Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .הַגִּלְעָדִ֔יH1569Article | Noun - proper - masculine singulardiedוַיָּ֗מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhe was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רH6912Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin one of the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יH5892Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructof Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃פH1568Noun - proper - feminine singular
BSB notes
- LXX in his city in Gilead