Judges 12:4 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 12:4

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.”

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ASV

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And fought with Ephraim - Some commentators suppose that there were two battles in which the Ephraimites were defeated: the first mentioned in the above clause; and the second occasioned by the taunting language mentioned in the conclusion of the verse, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim. Where the point of this reproach lies, or what is the reason of it, cannot be easily ascertained.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Ye Gileadites - These words are a contemptuous expression of the Ephraimites concerning the Gileadites, whom they call fugitives of Ephraim; the word Ephraim being here taken largely, as it comprehends the other neighbouring tribes, of which Ephraim was the chief; and especially their brethren of Manasseh, who lived next to them, and were descended from the same father, Joseph.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ	vai.yik.Botz	and he gathered	H6908 →
יִפְתָּח֙	yif.Tach	Jephthah	H3316 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אַנְשֵׁ֣י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
גִלְעָ֔ד	gil.'Ad	Gilead	H1568 →
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם	vai.yi.La.chem	and he fought	H3898 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
אֶפְרָ֑יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
וַיַּכּוּ֩	vai.ya.Ku	and they attacked	H5221 →
אַנְשֵׁ֨י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
גִלְעָ֜ד	gil.'Ad	Gilead	H1568 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֶפְרַ֗יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
אָמְרוּ֙	'a.me.Ru	they had said	H559 →
פְּלִיטֵ֤י	pe.li.Tei	[are] fugitives of	H6412 →
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
אַתֶּ֔ם	'a.Tem	you	H859 →
גִּלְעָ֕ד	gil.'Ad	O Gilead	H1568 →
בְּת֥וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in [the] midst of	H8432 →
אֶפְרַ֖יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
בְּת֥וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in [the] midst of	H8432 →
מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃	me.na.Sheh	Manasseh	H4519 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
leads to
- Proverbs 21:23
  He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 11:8
  The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
- Psalms 64:8
  They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Proverbs 6:2
  if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Through
1 Samuel 25:10
But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
leads to
- Judges 9:28
  Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 78:9
The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:1
  Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- Deuteronomy 1:41–44
  “We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it…
Through
Judges 11:10
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 42:5
  Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

About Judges

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Judges