I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this JORDAN; and now I have become two companies.

The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the JORDAN River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

He said to them, "Follow me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They followed him, and took the fords of the JORDAN against the Moabites, and didn't allow any man to pass over.

Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth Barah, even the JORDAN!" So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the JORDAN.

Gideon came to the JORDAN, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

The children of Ammon passed over the JORDAN to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was very distressed.

5. The Gileadites took the fords of the JORDAN against the Ephraimites. When the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No";

6. then they said to him, "Now say 'Shibboleth;'" and he said "Sibboleth"; for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the JORDAN. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.