Judges

Judges 12:1

¹Then 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
assembled	וַיִּצָּעֵק֙	way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘êq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
and crossed	וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to Zaphon	צָפ֑וֹנָה	ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6828 north
They said	וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to Jephthah	לְיִפְתָּ֜ח	lə·yip̄·tāḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
Why	מַדּ֣וּעַ׀	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
have you crossed over	עָבַ֣רְתָּ׀	‘ā·ḇar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to fight	לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם	lə·hil·lā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle
the Ammonites	בִּבְנֵי־	biḇ·nê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
without	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
calling us	קָרָ֙אתָ֙	qā·rā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to go	לָלֶ֣כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
with you	עִמָּ֔ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
We will burn your house	בֵּיתְךָ֕	bê·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
down	נִשְׂרֹ֥ף	niś·rōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H8313 burn
with you inside	בָּאֵֽשׁ׃	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Cross-references

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Judges 8:1 · James 3:16 · John 10:32 · Judges 14:15 · James 4:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.