Judges 8:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶפְרַ֗יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
הַדָּבָ֤ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
עָשִׂ֣יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָּ֔נוּ
לְבִלְתִּי֙
biltîy
H1115
except
קְרֹ֣אות
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לָ֔נוּ
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הָלַ֖כְתָּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְּמִדְיָ֑ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
וַיְרִיב֥וּן
rîyb
H7378
to contend
אִתּ֖וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
בְּחָזְקָֽה
chozqâh
H2394
might
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian? They did chide with him sharply.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What this thing you have done to us, not calling to us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him in strength.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).