Judges

Judges 8:1–3

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.

²But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? ³God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger^a against him subsided.

Footnotes

a 8:3 Or their spirit

Read all of Judges 8

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Judges 8:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֗יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
said	וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֵלָ֜יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Why	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you done	עָשִׂ֣יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
to us	לָּ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
Why did you fail	לְבִלְתִּי֙	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to call	קְרֹ֣אות	qə·rō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
us	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
when	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you went	הָלַ֖כְתָּ	hā·laḵ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to fight	לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם	lə·hil·lā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle
against Midian	בְּמִדְיָ֑ן	bə·miḏ·yān	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
And they contended	וַיְרִיב֥וּן	way·rî·ḇūn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7378 strive, contend
with him violently	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with

Judges 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Now	עַתָּ֖ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
what	מֶה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I accomplished	עָשִׂ֥יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
compared to you	כָּכֶ֑ם	kā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
Are not	הֲל֗וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the gleanings	עֹלְל֥וֹת	‘ō·lə·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5955 gleanings, gleaning-time
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
better	ט֛וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than the grape harvest	מִבְצִ֥יר	miḇ·ṣîr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1210 vintage
of Abiezer	אֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃	’ă·ḇî·‘e·zer	Noun - proper - mb	H44 Abiezer

Judges 8:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has delivered	נָתַ֨ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Oreb	עֹרֵ֣ב	‘ō·rêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6159 raven
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Zeeb	זְאֵ֔ב	zə·’êḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2062 Zeeb
the two princes	שָׂרֵ֤י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Midian	מִדְיָן֙	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
into your hand	בְּיֶדְכֶם֩	bə·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
What	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
was I able	יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי	yā·ḵō·lə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to do	עֲשׂ֣וֹת	‘ă·śō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
compared to you	כָּכֶ֑ם	kā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
When he had said	בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ	bə·ḏab·bə·rōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
their anger	רוּחָם֙	rū·ḥām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
against him	מֵֽעָלָ֔יו	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
subsided	רָפְתָ֤ה	rā·p̄ə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7503 sink, relax

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Judges 8:1 2 Samuel 19:41 · Job 5:2 · James 4:5–6 · Judges 12:1–6

Judges 8:2 James 1:19–20

Judges 8:3 Proverbs 15:1 · Judges 7:24–25

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.