Translations
Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan, sealing off Ephraim's escape route. Whenever a fugitive from Ephraim said, 'Let me cross,' the men of Gilead would ask him, 'Are you an Ephraimite?' If he said, 'No' —
Gil'ad seized the fords of the Yarden, cutting off Ephrayim's retreat. And whenever a fleeing Ephraimite would say, 'Let me cross over,' the men of Gil'ad would challenge him: 'Are you an Ephraimite?' If he said, 'No' —
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;
The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”