KJV King James Version
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
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Judges 12:15
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
WEB World English Bible
Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, dieth, and is buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekite.
Surrounding context — Judges 12
12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
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וַיָּ֛מָתH4191 · mutto dieעַבְדּ֥וֹןH5658 · av.donAbdonבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childהִלֵּ֖לH1985 · hil.lelHillelהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑יH6553 · pir.a.to.niPirathonוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רH6912 · qa.varto buryבְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙H6552 · pir.a.tonPirathonבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֶפְרַ֔יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraimבְּהַ֖רH2022 · harmountain: mountהָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פH6003 · a.ma.le.qiAmalekite
Cross-references
Judges 5:14Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt.Genesis 14:7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which [is] Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.Judges 3:13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.Exodus 17:8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,Judges 3:27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
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