Verse 1

And the men{H376} of Ephraim{H669} said{H559} unto him, Why hast thou{H4100} served{H6213} us thus,{H1697} that thou calledst{H7121} us not, when thou wentest{H1980} to fight{H3898} with Midian?{H4080} And they did chide{H7378} with him sharply.{H2394}

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 19:41 : 41 And, behold, all the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} came{H935} to the king,{H4428} and said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} Why have our brethren{H251} the men{H376} of Judah{H3063} stolen thee away,{H1589} and brought{H5674} the king,{H4428} and his household,{H1004} over the Jordan,{H3383} and all David's{H1732} men{H582} with him?
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For vexation{H3708} killeth{H2026} the foolish man,{H191} And jealousy{H7068} slayeth{H4191} the silly one.{H6601}
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 Then I saw{H7200} all labor{H5999} and every skilful{H3788} work,{H4639} that for this a man{H376} is envied{H7068} of his neighbor.{H7453} This also is vanity{H1892} and a striving{H7469} after wind.{H7307}
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Or think{G1380} ye that{G3754} the scripture{G1124} speaketh{G3004} in vain?{G2761} Doth the spirit{G4151} which{G2730} he made to{G4314} dwell{G2730} in{G1722} us{G2254} long{G1971} unto{G4314} envying?{G5355} 6 But{G1161} he giveth{G1325} more{G3173} grace.{G5485} Wherefore{G1352} [the scripture] saith,{G3004} God{G2316} resisteth{G498} the proud,{G5244} but{G1161} giveth{G1325} grace{G5485} to the humble.{G5011}
  • Judg 12:1-6 : 1 And the men{H376} of Ephraim{H669} were gathered together,{H6817} and passed{H5674} northward;{H6828} and they said{H559} unto Jephthah,{H3316} Wherefore passedst thou over{H5674} to fight{H3898} against the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and didst not call{H7121} us to go{H3212} with thee? we will burn{H8313} thy house{H1004} upon thee with fire.{H784} 2 And Jephthah{H3316} said{H559} unto them, I and my people{H5971} were{H1961} at great{H3966} strife{H376} with the children{H1121} of Ammon;{H5983} and when I called{H2199} you, ye saved{H3467} me not out of their hand.{H3027} 3 And when I saw{H7200} that ye saved{H3467} me not, I put{H7760} my life{H5315} in my hand,{H3709} and passed over{H5674} against the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and Jehovah{H3068} delivered{H5414} them into my hand:{H3027} wherefore then are ye come up{H5927} unto me this day,{H3117} to fight{H3898} against me? 4 Then Jephthah{H3316} gathered together{H6908} all the men{H582} of Gilead,{H1568} and fought{H3898} with Ephraim;{H669} and the men{H582} of Gilead{H1568} smote{H5221} Ephraim,{H669} because they said,{H559} Ye are fugitives{H6412} of Ephraim,{H669} ye Gileadites,{H1568} in the midst{H8432} of Ephraim,{H669} [and] in the midst{H8432} of Manasseh.{H4519} 5 And the Gileadites{H1568} took{H3920} the fords{H4569} of the Jordan{H3383} against the Ephraimites.{H669} And it was so, that, when [any of] the fugitives{H6412} of Ephraim{H669} said,{H559} Let me go over,{H5674} the men{H582} of Gilead{H1568} said{H559} unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite?{H673} If he said,{H559} Nay; 6 then said{H559} they unto him, Say{H559} now Shibboleth;{H7641} and he said{H559} Sibboleth;{H5451} for he could not frame{H3559} to pronounce{H1696} it right:{H3559} then they laid{H270} hold on him, and slew{H7819} him at the fords{H4569} of the Jordan.{H3383} And there fell{H5307} at that time{H6256} of Ephraim{H669} forty{H705} and two{H8147} thousand.{H505}