Judges 12:4
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Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
In other translations
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְבֹּץvaiyikbotzand he gatheredH6908יִפְתָּחyiftachJephthahH3316אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582גִלְעָדgil'adGileadH1568וַיִּלָּחֶםvaiyilachemand he foughtH3898אֶת־'et-withH854אֶפְרָיִם'efrayimEphraimH669וַיַּכּוּvaiyakuand they attackedH5221אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582גִלְעָדgil'adGileadH1568אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669כִּיkiforH3588אָמְרוּ'ameruthey had saidH559פְּלִיטֵיpelitei[are] fugitives ofH6412אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669אַתֶּם'atemyouH859גִּלְעָדgil'adO GileadH1568בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] midst ofH8432אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] midst ofH8432מְנַשֶּׁה׃menashehManassehH4519
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Related verses
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- Proverbs 12:13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
- Psalm 78:9The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
- Judges 11:10And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
- Numbers 32:39-4039 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
- Nehemiah 4:4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
- Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Deuteronomy 3:12-1712 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day. 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir.12 So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. 13 To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. 15 To Machir I gave Gilead,
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People and places
People: Ephraim, Jephthah, Manasseh
Places: Gilead