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Judges 12:1

Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'Ekand it was summonedH6817 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376 →
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669 →
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.Vorand it passed overH5674 →
צָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahZaphon towardsH6828 →
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
לְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.Tachto JephthahH3316 →
מַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'why?H4069 →
עָבַ֣רְתָּ׀'a.Var.tadid you pass overH5674 →
לְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.Chemto wage warH3898 →
בִּבְנֵי־biv.nei-against [the] people ofH1121 →
עַמּ֗וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983 →
וְלָ֙נוּ֙ve.La.nuand <to> <the> us
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
קָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.tayou summonedH7121 →
לָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetto goH1980 →
עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973 →
בֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.Khahouse yourH1004 →
נִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.Rofwe will burnH8313 →
עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaover youH5921 →
בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784 →

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Judges 8:1Then 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.John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”James 3:16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”James 4:1–2What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?Judges 14:15So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.Proverbs 27:3–4A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.Judges 15:6“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.2 Samuel 19:41–43Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”Hosea 13:1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.

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The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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