Judges 12:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. Whenever a fugitive from Ephraim said, ‘Let me cross over,’ the Gileadites asked him, ‘Are you an Ephraimite? ’ If he answered, ‘No,’ Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites; and when any of those Ephraimites who had escaped said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No, Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible5 The Gileadites took control of the Jordan’s crossing points into Ephraim. Whenever one of the Ephraimite fugitives said, “Let me cross,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,” Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version5 And the Gileadites occupied the fords of the Jordan, along which Ephraim was to return. And when anyone from the number of Ephraim had arrived, fleeing, and had said, "I beg that you permit me to pass," the Gileadites would say to him, "Could you be an Ephraimite?" And if he said, "I am not," Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version5 And the Galaadites secured the fords of the Jordan, by which Ephraim was to return. And when any one of the number of Ephraim came thither in the flight, and said: I beseech you let me pass; the Galaadites said to him: Art thou not an Ephraimite? If he said: I am not; Féach an chaibidil |
Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim with this message: ‘Come down to intercept the Midianites and take control of the watercourses ahead of them as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.’ So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they took control of the watercourses as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.