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Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in <i>one of</i> the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in <i>one of</i> the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in <i>one of</i> the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in <i>one of</i> the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in <i>one of</i> the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jephthah was a leader of Israel for six years, before he died and was buried in his hometown Mizpah in Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel for six years. Then Jephthah of Gilead died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jephthah led Israel for six years. Then he died and was buried in his hometown in Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jephthah governed Israel for six years. Then Jephthah died and was buried somewhere in the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah led Israel for six years; then he died and was buried in his city in Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years: then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel [for] six years, and Jephthah the Gileadite dies, and is buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jephthah judged Israel six years, and Jephthah the Gileadite dieth, and is buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jephthah will judge Israel six years: and Jephthah the Gileadite will die, and will be buried in the city of Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jephte the Galaadite judged Israel six years: and he died, and was buried in his city of Galaad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Jephthah, the Gileadite, judged Israel for six years. And he died, and he was buried in his city in Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel for six years, and Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his town in Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Naphthakh judged Israel six years, and Naphthakh the Geladite died, and he was buried in the city of Gelad<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jephthae judged Israel six years; and Jephthae the Galaadite died, and was buried in his city Galaad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/12-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3865" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm">Jephthah Defeats Ephraim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3316.htm" title="3316: yip̄·tāḥ (N-proper-ms) -- From pathach; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.">Jephthah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: way·yiš·pōṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To judge, govern. ">judged</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš (Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">six</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3316.htm" title="3316: yip̄·tāḥ (N-proper-ms) -- From pathach; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.">and when he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1569.htm" title="1569: hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Gilead, also an inhab. of Gilead. Patronymically from Gil'ad; a Giladite or descendant of Gilad."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·māṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">died,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: way·yiq·qā·ḇêr (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">he was buried</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘ā·rê (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in one of the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1568.htm" title="1568: ḡil·‘āḏ (N-proper-fs) -- Probably from Gal'ed; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites.">of Gilead.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Judges 10:2-3</a></span><br />Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir. / Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Judges 11:1-3</a></span><br />Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. / And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.” / So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-32.htm">Judges 11:32-33</a></span><br />So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand. / With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-19</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. / Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. / Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9-11</a></span><br />But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. / The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him. / So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Judges 4:4-5</a></span><br />Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. / And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-12</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Judges 8:28</a></span><br />In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a></span><br />So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">2 Samuel 2:8-10</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, / and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel. / Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">1 Kings 16:29-30</a></span><br />In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. / However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">2 Kings 15:8-10</a></span><br />In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. / Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">1 Chronicles 5:10</a></span><br />During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Acts 13:20</a></span><br />All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jephthah judged Israel six years. 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As a judge, he was a leader raised by God to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Ammonites. His tenure of six years is relatively short compared to other judges, indicating a time of intense activity and conflict. The brevity of his rule may reflect the turbulent nature of his leadership, which included the infamous vow that led to the sacrifice of his daughter (<a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-40</a>). This period is part of the cyclical pattern in Judges where Israel falls into sin, is oppressed, cries out to God, and is delivered by a judge. Jephthah's leadership highlights the theme of God using unlikely individuals for His purposes, as Jephthah was initially an outcast due to his birth (<a href="/judges/11.htm">Judges 11:1-3</a>).<p><b>and when he died</b><br>The death of Jephthah marks the end of his judgeship and the conclusion of his influence over Israel. His death signifies a transition in leadership and often, in the Book of Judges, a return to Israel's cycle of disobedience. The mention of his death without further detail suggests a focus on his role as a judge rather than his personal life. In the broader biblical narrative, the death of a leader often prompts reflection on their legacy and the spiritual state of the nation. Jephthah's story serves as a reminder of the consequences of rash vows and the importance of faithfulness to God.<p><b>he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead</b><br>Gilead is a region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and rugged terrain. It was the homeland of Jephthah, and his burial there signifies a return to his roots. The specific city is not named, which may indicate that his burial was of local rather than national significance. Gilead's mention connects Jephthah to the tribal territories of Israel, emphasizing the localized nature of leadership during the time of the judges. This phrase also reflects the cultural practice of burying individuals in their ancestral lands, highlighting the importance of family and heritage in ancient Israel. The burial in Gilead underscores the theme of belonging and identity, as Jephthah, despite his earlier rejection, is ultimately laid to rest in his homeland.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jephthah.htm">Jephthah</a></b><br>A judge of Israel known for his leadership during a time of conflict with the Ammonites and his tragic vow concerning his daughter. His account is a mix of faith, leadership, and personal tragedy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and rugged terrain. It was Jephthah's homeland and the place where he was buried.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgeship_of_jephthah.htm">Judgeship of Jephthah</a></b><br>Jephthah served as a judge for six years, a period marked by military success and internal strife, particularly with the Ephraimites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/death_and_burial.htm">Death and Burial</a></b><br>Jephthah's death and burial in Gilead signify the end of his leadership and the transition to the next judge in Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_leadership.htm">The Complexity of Leadership</a></b><br>Jephthah's life illustrates that leaders can have both strengths and weaknesses. His military success and personal failures remind us to seek God's wisdom in leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rash_vows.htm">The Consequences of Rash Vows</a></b><br>Jephthah's account warns against making hasty promises to God. It encourages believers to be thoughtful and prayerful in their commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_flaws.htm">Faith Amidst Flaws</a></b><br>Despite his imperfections, Jephthah is remembered for his faith. This teaches us that God can use imperfect people for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_legacy.htm">The Importance of Legacy</a></b><br>Jephthah's six-year judgeship and his burial in Gilead prompt reflection on the legacy we leave behind. Our actions and decisions impact future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_dead_sea's_biblical_role.htm">What is Mizpah's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jephthah_in_biblical_history.htm">Who is Jephthah in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/judges_12_1-7__unity_or_conflict.htm">Judges 12:1-7 - How does the narrative align with or contradict earlier portrayals of tribal unity and cooperation in Judges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jephthah's_conflict_escalate.htm">Judges 12:1-3 - Why does Jephthah's conflict with the Ephraimites escalate so violently with little prior indication?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Judged Israel.</span>--The word implies that he was one of the recognised <span class= "ital">Shophetim, </span>but there are no details to show in the case of any of the judges either what were the limits of their jurisdiction or what amount of authority it implied.<p><span class= "bld">In one of the cities of Gilead.</span>--The Hebrew only says, "in <span class= "ital">cities </span>of Gilead." This may, no doubt. mean "one of the cities of Gilead," as in <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm" title="And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelled.">Genesis 19:29</a> "the cities <span class= "ital">in the which </span>Lot dwelt" means "in <span class= "ital">one of which </span>Lot dwelt." But the burial-place of so renowned a hero as Jephthah was not likely to be forgotten, and the reading adopted by the LXX. and Vulg., "in his city, Gilead" (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>Ramoth-Gilead or Mizpeh of Gilead), is furnished by a mere change of into The <span class= "ital">Sebee, </span>in which Josephus says he was buried, may be a corruption of Mizpeh.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Six years</span>. Perhaps his sorrow for his daughter shortened his life. <span class="cmt_word">Then died Jephthah the Gileadite</span>. Better, <span class="accented">And Jephthah the Gileadite died.<span class="cmt_word"></span> In one of the cities</span>. His exact burial-place was perhaps unknown, and therefore the general phrase <span class="accented">in the cities of Judah</span> was used, as in <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Genesis 13:12</a>. Lot is said to have dwelt <span class="accented">in the cities of the plain</span>, and in <a href="/nehemiah/6-2.htm">Nehemiah 6:2</a> San-ballat asked Nehemiah to meet him <span class="accented">in the villages of the plain.</span> Still the phrase is not what you would expect here, and it seems unlikely that Jephthah's burial-place should be unknown. The Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "in his city Gilead," as if Gilead had been the name of Jephthah's paternal city. Another conjecture is that there might have been an <span class="accented">Ar of Gilead</span> as well as the well-known Ar of Moab, or there might have been a collection of towns called Arey- Gilead (the towns of Gilead), after the analogy of Havoth-jair (<a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a>), but there is no evidence in support of these conjectures. <p> CHAPTER 12:8-15 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/12-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Jephthah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְתָּ֛ח</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·tāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3316.htm">Strong's 3316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judged</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·pōṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and when he</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְתָּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·tāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3316.htm">Strong's 3316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">died,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֗מָת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he was buried</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qā·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in one of the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gilead.</span><br /><span class="heb">גִלְעָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡil·‘āḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1568.htm">Strong's 1568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/12-7.htm">Judges 12:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/12-7.htm">OT History: Judges 12:7 Jephthah judged Israel six years (Jd Judg. 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