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Judges 8:1

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.
Judges 8:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ אֶפְרַ֗יִם מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֔נוּ לְבִלְתִּי֙ קְרֹ֣אות לָ֔נוּ כִּ֥י הָלַ֖כְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בְּמִדְיָ֑ן וַיְרִיב֥וּן אִתּ֖וֹ בְּחָזְקָֽה׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“[the] man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. אֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yim“Ephraim”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶפְרַ֫יִם · “Ephraim” · Strong's H0669G
  5. מָֽה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  6. הַדָּבָ֤רha.da.Var“[is] the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  7. הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  8. עָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.ta“[which] you have done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  9. לָּ֔נוּLa.nu“to <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  10. לְבִלְתִּי֙le.vil.Ti“to not”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בִּלְתִּי · “lest” · Strong's H1115
  11. קְרֹ֣אותke.Rot“to summon”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  12. לָ֔נוּLa.nu“<to> <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  13. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  14. הָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.ta“you went”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  15. לְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.Chem“to fight”
    Preposition + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  16. בְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.Yan“against Midian”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
  17. וַיְרִיב֥וּןvay.ri.Vun“and they quarreled !”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  18. אִתּ֖וֹ'i.To“with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  19. בְּחָזְקָֽה׃be.cha.ze.Kah“with force”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇזְקָה · “force” · Strong's H2394
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)