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Judges 8:1

EphraimMidian
AngerEnvy and jealousyConflict and reconciliation
Then 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.

2 But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?

3 God 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 against him subsided.

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BSB
Then 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And the men of Ephraim said to him, What is this thing thou hast done to us, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they disputed with him sharply.
BLB
And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What [is] this thing you have done to us by not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him in strength.
ÅB
Og Efra'ims menn sa til ham: Hva har du gjort imot oss! Hvorfor sendte du ikke bud etter oss da du dro i strid mot midianittene? Og de gikk sterkt i rette med ham.
OTB
Da sa efraimittene til Gideon: «Hva er dette for en handling du har gjort mot oss ved ikke å kalle oss da du gikk til kamp mot Midjan?» Og de kranglet heftig med ham.
B1930
Og Efra'ims menn sa til ham: Hvad har du gjort imot oss! Hvorfor sendte du ikke bud efter oss da du drog i strid mot midianittene? Og de gikk sterkt i rette med ham.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 19:41

    Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

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  • Job 5:2

    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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  • James 4:5–6

    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

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  • Judges 12:1–6

    Then 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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  • Ecclesiastes 4:4

    I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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