The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River<n id="1" /> opposite Ephraim.<n id="2" /> Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive<n id="3" /> said, &#8220;Let me cross over,&#8221; the men of Gilead asked<n id="4" /> him, &#8220;Are you an Ephraimite?&#8221; If he said, &#8220;No,&#8221;