Judges Chapter 12 verse 5 Holy Bible
And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when `any of' the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
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And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;
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And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the E'phraimites. And when any of the fugitives of E'phraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an E'phraimite?" When he said, "No,"
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And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
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And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites who had escaped, said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, No;
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The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when [any of] the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No;
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And Gilead captureth the passages of the Jordan to Ephraim, and it hath been, when `any of' the fugitives of Ephraim say, `Let me pass over,' and the men of Gilead say to him, `An Ephramite thou?' and he saith, `No;'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Took the passages of Jordan.--Only through these fords could the Ephraimites escape to their own tribe. (Comp. Judges 3:28; Judges 7:24.) But while it was excusable to cut off all escape from a dangerous foreign invader, it showed a terrible exasperation to leave no chance of flight to Israelites in a civil war.Before the Ephraimites.--Literally, to Ephraim, which perhaps means "towards, or in the direction of, Ephraim" (per qu? Ephraim, reversurus erat, Vulg.).When those Ephraimites which were escaped.--The fact that the Hebrew phrase is exactly the same as in Judges 12:4, "fugitives of Ephraim," adds. great additional force to the view which we have adopted. If the rendering of the English Version be adopted in Judges 12:4, we can only suppose that there is a bitter retribution implied in the words. The Ephraimites had taunted the Eastern Manassites with being "fugitives of Ephraim," and in the next verse they themselves appear to be in another, but fatal, sense "fugitives of Ephraim."Art thou an Ephraimite?--There must have been considerable traffic across the Jordan fords, and the object was to distinguish between Ephraimite fugitives and harmless travellers and merchants. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֛ד (gil·‘āḏ)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelitescapturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד (way·yil·kōḏ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to coherethe fordsמַעְבְּר֥וֹת (ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 4569: A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelmingof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן (hay·yar·dên)Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestineleading to Ephraim,לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם (lə·’ep̄·rā·yim)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territoryandוְֽ֠הָיָה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bewheneverכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctiona fugitiveפְּלִיטֵ֤י (pə·lî·ṭê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 6412: Escaped one, fugitivefrom Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territorywould say,יֹאמְר֞וּ (yō·mə·rū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Let me cross over,”אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה (’e·‘ĕ·ḇō·rāh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularStrong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass onthe Gileaditesגִלְעָ֛ד (ḡil·‘āḏ)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israeliteswould ask him,וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Are youאַ֖תָּה (’at·tāh)Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youan Ephraimite?”הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י (ha·’ep̄·rā·ṯî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 673: Ephraimite -- a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of EphrathIf he answered,וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר ׀ (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“No,”לֹֽא׃ (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noJump to PreviousCaptured Cross Ephraim E'phraim Ephraimite E'phraimite Ephraimites E'phraimites Escaped Jordan Leading Opposite Passages Survivor Whenever
