Judges 12:1

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Judges 12:1

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New American Standard Bible

Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you.”

King James Version

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

Holman Bible

The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you in it!”

International Standard Version

A little while later, the army of Ephraim was mustered, and they crossed to Zaphon. They confronted Jephthah and asked, "Why did you cross over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to accompany you? We're going to burn your house down around you!"

A Conservative Version

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward. And they said to Jephthah, Why did thou pass over to fight against the sons of Ammon, and did not call us to go with thee? We will burn thy house upon thee with f

American Standard Version

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

Amplified

The men of [the tribe of] Ephraim were summoned [to action], and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight with the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? [For that] we will burn your house down upon you.”

Bible in Basic English

Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.

Darby Translation

The men of E'phraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire."

Julia Smith Translation

And a man of Ephraim will cry out and will pass over north, and they will say to Jephthah, Why didst thou pass over to war against the sons of Ammon and didst not call to us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

King James 2000

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Why passed you over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? we will burn your house upon you with fire.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed [over] to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross [over] and make war against the {Ammonites}, and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire."

Modern King James verseion

And the men of Ephraim were called together and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to fight against the sons of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house upon you with fire.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, "Wherefore wentest thou to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? We will therefore burn thine house upon thee with fire."

NET Bible

The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why did you go and fight with the Ammonites without asking us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!"

New Heart English Bible

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, "Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house on you with fire."

The Emphasized Bible

And the men of Ephraim were called together, and passed over northward, - and said unto Jephthah - Wherefore didst thou pass over to do battle with the sons of Ammon, and, for us, didst not call, to go with thee? Thy house, will we consume over thee with fire.

Webster

And the men of Ephraim assembled, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee; we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

World English Bible

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, "Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn't call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!"

Youngs Literal Translation

And the men of Ephraim are called together, and pass over northward, and say to Jephthah, 'Wherefore has thou passed over to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and on us hast not called to go with thee? thy house we burn over thee with fire.'

Themes

Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites

Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ephraimites

Ephraim » Tribe of

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Their jealousy of jephthah

The tribe of Ephraim » Quarrelled with jephthah for not seeking their aid against ammon

Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah

Jealousy » Instances of » Of jephthah

Jephthah » Falsely accused by the ephraimites

Judge » Jephthah

The tribe of Manasseh » Often at war with ephraim

Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and the ephraimites

Treason » Instances of » Of the ephraimites against jephthah

Tribe » Of ephraim

War » Civil

Topics

Arson

Acting Alone

Burning People

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And the men

H376

אישׁ
'iysh

man, men, one, husband, any,

Usage: 692

of Ephraim

H669

אפרים
'Ephrayim

Ephraim, Ephraimite

Usage: 180

gathered themselves together

H6817

צעק
Tsa`aq

cry, gather together, cry out, at all, called, gathered, call together

Usage: 55

and went

H5674

עבר
`abar

over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,

Usage: 557

northward

H6828

צפן צפון
Tsaphown

north, northward, north side, northern, north wind

Usage: 153

and said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

unto Jephthah

H3316

יפתּח
Yiphtach

Jephthah, Jiphtah

Usage: 30

Wherefore passedst thou over

H5674

עבר
`abar

over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,

Usage: 557

to fight

H3898

לחם
Lacham

fight, to war, make war, eat, overcome, devoured, ever, prevail

Usage: 177

against the children

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

of Ammon

H5983

עמּון
`Ammown

Ammon, Ammonites , Ammonites

Usage: 105

and didst not call

H7121

קרא
Qara'

call, cried, read, proclaim, named, guests, invited, gave, renowned, bidden, preach,

Usage: 736

us to go

H3212

ילך
Yalak

go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,

Usage: 0

with thee we will burn

H8313

שׂרף
Saraph

burn, burn up, kindled, made, utterly

Usage: 117

thine house

H1004

בּית
Bayith

house, household, home, within, temple, prison, place, family, families , dungeon,

Usage: 2053

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 12:1

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 9784
Judges Rank: 178
3 Topics
14 Themes
10 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
2 Phrases
6 Names
12 References

Context Readings

Tribal Conflict Between Gilead And Ephraim

¹ Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you.” ² Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon; when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.