Judges 10:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה

Transliteration

wə-yiṣṣāʿăqû bənê ʿammôn wə-yaḥănû in-ha-gilʿāḏ wə-yēʾāsəp̄û bənê yiśrāʾēl wə-yaḥănû in-ha-miṣpāh

Grammar Details

*wə-yiṣṣāʿăqû*: waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3mp - and they were called together
*bənê* *ʿammôn*: sons of Ammon
*wə-yaḥănû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they encamped
*ha-gilʿāḏ*: definite article + proper noun - the Gilead
*wə-yēʾāsəp̄û*: waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3mp - and they were gathered
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ha-miṣpāh*: definite article + proper noun - the Mizpah

Word Meanings

*wə-yiṣṣāʿăqû*: they were called together/they gathered/they were mustered
*wə-yaḥănû*: they encamped/they pitched camp
*wə-yēʾāsəp̄û*: they were gathered/they assembled

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Referenced Verses

Judg 11:29 : 29 Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
Gen 31:49 : 49 and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Judg 11:11 : 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spake all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Judg 20:1
81%
1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.
Judg 10:7-9
3 verses
80%
7And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.
8And they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years [oppressed they] all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
9And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
Judg 10:18
79%
18And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Judg 11:4-6
3 verses
78%
4And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
5And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
6and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
1 Sam 10:17
77%
17And Samuel called the people together unto Jehovah to Mizpah;
1 Sam 7:5-7
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76%
5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto Jehovah.
6And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
Josh 22:12
76%
12And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.
Judg 20:14
75%
14And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
Judg 11:11-15
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75%
11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spake all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.
12And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight against my land?
13And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan: now therefore restore those [lands] again peaceably.
14And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;
15and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,
Judg 20:19
74%
19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
Judg 6:33
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33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
2 Sam 10:8
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8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
1 Chr 19:9
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9And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
Exod 17:8
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8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
1 Sam 11:1
73%
1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
Judg 11:32
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32So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
Judg 20:11
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11So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Judg 11:29
73%
29Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
2 Sam 17:26
73%
26And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
Judg 11:27
72%
27I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Judg 7:23
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23And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
Judg 11:8
72%
8And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Judg 12:2
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2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.
Judg 10:16
71%
16And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Josh 22:15
71%
15And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the {H2677} half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
Judg 12:4
71%
4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [and] in the midst of Manasseh.
2 Sam 10:6
71%
6And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
Judg 21:8
71%
8And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.
Josh 9:2
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2that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Judg 20:30
71%
30And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
Num 22:1
71%
1And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
Judg 20:23
71%
23And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even; and they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.
Judg 20:3
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3(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?
Josh 22:21
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2 Chr 20:1
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Josh 18:1
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1 Chr 19:11
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2 Sam 10:14
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