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Judges 12:8-10

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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8After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.

10Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.

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Verse 8

Original words

After Jephthahאַֽחֲרָיו֙H310Preposition | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIbzanאִבְצָ֖ןH78Noun - proper - masculine singularofמִבֵּ֥יתH1035PrepositionBethlehemלָֽחֶם׃H1035Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularjudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טH8199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 9

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He hadוַיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Number - common pluralsonsבָּנִ֗יםH1121Noun - masculine pluralas well as thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluraldaughtersבָּנוֹת֙H1323Noun - feminine pluralwhom he gave in marriageשִׁלַּ֣חH7971Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularto men outside his clanהַח֔וּצָהH2351Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularand for his sonsלְבָנָ֖יוH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularhe brought backהֵבִ֥יאH935Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralwivesבָּנ֔וֹתH1323Noun - feminine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionelsewhereהַח֑וּץH2351Article | Noun - masculine singularIbzan judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טH8199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsevenשֶׁ֥בַעH7651Number - feminine singularyearsשָׁנִֽים׃H8141Noun - feminine plural
Verse 10

Original words

Then Ibzanאִבְצָ֔ןH78Noun - proper - masculine singulardiedוַיָּ֣מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רH6912Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularvvvבְּבֵ֥יתH1035Prepositionin Bethlehemלָֽחֶם׃פH1035Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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