Judges 8:1
“And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.”
Judges 8:1 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us when thou wentest to fight against Madian? and they chid him sharply and almost offered violence.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply.
- DARBYDarby
- And the men of E'phraim said to him, |What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Mid'ian?| And they upbraided him violently.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian? They rebuked him sharply.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the men of Ephraim say unto him, 'What is this thing thou hast done to us ; not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?' and they strive with him severely;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The men of Ephraim confronted Gideon, asking, "Why did you treat us this way? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight the Midianites?" They were very angry with him.
Context: Judges 8
1And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
2And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
About Judges 8: Gideon's Ephod
Gideon and his men capture and kill the Midianite kings.
Commentary
Judges 8 is a chapter in the Old Testament book of Judges that tells the story of Gideon's victory over the Midianites. In this chapter, Gideon and his army of 300 men defeat the Midianites, who had been oppressing the Israelites for seven years. After the battle, Gideon is praised by the Israelites and is given the title of "mighty man of valor."