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Judges 12:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Judges 12:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Judges 12:121 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּצָּעֵק֙wayiṣāʿēq
and it was summonedconjH6817
at all · cry · gather
אִ֣ישׁʾiyš
the man ofnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֶפְרַ֔יִםʾepərayim
EphraimnounH669
Ephraimites
וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֖רwayaʿăbōr
and it passed overconjH5674
alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···
צָפ֑וֹנָ/הṣāpwōnāh
Zaphon towardsnounH6828
side · -ward · wind)
וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּwayōʾmərw
and they saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לְ/יִפְתָּ֜חləyipətāḥ
to JephthahpronH3316
Jiphtah
מַדּ֣וּעַmadwʿa
why?particleH4069
wherefore · why
עָבַ֣רְתָּʿābarətā
did you pass oververbH5674
alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···
לְ/הִלָּחֵ֣םləhilāḥēm
to wage warpronH3898
eat · ever · fight · overcome ···
בִּ/בְנֵיbibənēy
against the people ofpronH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
עַמּ֗וֹןʿamwōn
AmmonnounH5983
Ammonites
וְ/לָ֨/נוּ֙wəlānw
conj
לֹ֤אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
קָרָ֨אתָ֙qārāʾtā
you summonedverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
לָ/לֶ֣כֶתlāleket
awaypronH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
עִמָּ֔/ךְʿimākə
with youpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
בֵּיתְ/ךָ֕bēytəkā
house yournounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
נִשְׂרֹ֥ףniśərōp
we will burnverbH8313
make a) burn · up) kindle · utterly
עָלֶ֖י/ךָʿāleykā
over youpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
בָּ/אֵֽשׁbāʾēš
with firepronH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Hope in suffering - Judges 12
God is faithful in every circumstance. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. My grandmother used to quote this verse every mor...
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