Bible in Basic English
Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.
Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.
And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.
And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
— Judges 12:6-1964, Bible in Basic English
“They asked him: Say then, Scibboleth, which is interpreted, An ear of corn. But he answered, Sibboleth, not being able to express an ear of corn by the same letter. Then presently they took him and killed him in the very passage of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim, two and forty thousand. And Jephte, the Galaadite, judged Israel six years: and he died, and was buried in his city of Galaad. After him Abesan of Bethlehem judged Israel: He had thirty sons, and as many daughters, whom he sent abroad, and gave to husbands, and took wives for his sons, of the same number, bringing them into his house. And he judged Israel seven years: And he died, and was buried in Bethlehem. To him succeeded Ahialon, a Zabulonite: and he judged Israel ten years: And he died, and was buried in Zabulon. After him, Abdon, the son of Illel, a Pharathonite, judged Israel: And he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted upon seventy ass colts, and he judged Israel eight years: And he died, and was buried in Pharathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of Amalech. ”
So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?
Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;
Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.
Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.
And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.
And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.