Judges 8:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the menאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם
(ef·ra·yim)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Whatמָֽה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is thisהַזֶּה֙
(haz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
thingהַדָּבָ֤ר
(had·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ
(a·si·ta)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
to us, not callingקְרֹ֣אות
(ke·ro·vt)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
us whenכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you wentהָלַ֖כְתָּ
(ha·lach·ta)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣ם
(le·hil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against Midian?"בְּמִדְיָ֑ן
(be·mid·yan;)
4080: a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. and the region where they settled from the same as madon
And they contendedוַיְרִיב֥וּן
(vay·ri·vun)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
with him vigorously.בְּחָזְקָֽה׃
(be·cha·ze·kah.)
2394: strength, force, violencefem. of chozeq


















KJV Lexicon
And the men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Why hast thou
mah  (maw)
how (long, oft, (-soever), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
served
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
us thus
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
that thou calledst
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
us not when thou wentest
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
to fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
with the Midianites
Midyan  (mid-yawn')
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants -- Midian, Midianite.
And they did chide
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
with him sharply
chozqah  (khoz-kaw')
vehemence (usually in a bad sense) -- force, mightily, repair, sharply.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they contended with him vigorously.

King James Bible
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 the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you done this to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?" And they argued with him violently.

International Standard Version
Later on, the descendants of Ephraim spoke to Gideon. They argued vehemently, "What are you doing to us? You never called us! But you went out to fight Midian!"

NET Bible
The Ephraimites said to him, "Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us when you went to fight the Midianites!" They argued vehemently with him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The men from Ephraim strongly protested Gideon's actions. They said, "Why did you do this to us? You didn't invite us to go fight Midian with you."

King James 2000 Bible
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did argue with him sharply.
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