Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us, when thou wentest to fight against Madian? And they chid him sharply, and almost offered violence. the men Judges 12:1-6 But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house. . . . 2 Samuel 19:41 Therefore all the men of Israel running together to the king, said to him: Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him? Job 5:2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one. Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care. James 4:5,6 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you? . . . why, etc. Context Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna1And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us, when thou wentest to fight against Madian? And they chid him sharply, and almost offered violence.2And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?… Cross References Judges 8:2 And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer? Judges 12:1 But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house. 2 Samuel 19:41 Therefore all the men of Israel running together to the king, said to him: Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him? Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. Hosea 13:1 When Ephraim spoke, a horror seized Israel: and he sinned in Baal, and died. Lexicon Then the menאִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Ephraim אֶפְרַ֗יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory said וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to [Gideon], אֵלָ֜יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “Why מָֽה־ (māh-) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what have you done עָשִׂ֣יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that to us? לָּ֔נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew Why did you fail לְבִלְתִּי֙ (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until to call קְרֹ֣אות (qə·rō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read us לָ֔נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew when כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction you went הָלַ֖כְתָּ (hā·laḵ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to fight לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle against Midian?” בְּמִדְיָ֑ן (bə·miḏ·yān) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled And they contended וַיְרִיב֥וּן (way·rî·ḇūn) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's Hebrew 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with him violently. אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Additional Translations Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply. And the men of Ephraim said to Gedeon, What is this that thou hast done to us, in that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Madiam? and they chode with him sharply. And the men of Ephraim said to him, What is this thing thou hast done to us, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they disputed with him sharply. And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply. And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why hast thou treated us thus, that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? and they chid with him sharply. The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you treated us this way, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian?" They rebuked him sharply. And the men of Ephraim say unto him, 'What is this thing thou hast done to us -- not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?' and they strive with him severely; Jump to Previous Angry Chid Chide Contended Criticized Ephraim E'phraim Ephraimites Midian Mid'ian Midianites Served Severely Sharp Sharply Strive Treated Upbraided Vigorously Violently Wentest WordsJump to Next Angry Chid Chide Contended Criticized Ephraim E'phraim Ephraimites Midian Mid'ian Midianites Served Severely Sharp Sharply Strive Treated Upbraided Vigorously Violently Wentest WordsLinks Judges 8:1 NIVJudges 8:1 NLT Judges 8:1 ESV Judges 8:1 NASB Judges 8:1 KJV Judges 8:1 Bible Apps Judges 8:1 Biblia Paralela Judges 8:1 Chinese Bible Judges 8:1 French Bible Judges 8:1 German Bible Alphabetical: against And asked call calling contended criticized didn't done Ephraim Ephraimites fight Gideon have him is like men Midian not Now of said sharply the Then they thing this to treated us vigorously went What when Why with you OT History: Judges 8:1 The men of Ephraim said to him (Jd Judg. 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