Judges 12:5

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gileadites	גִּלְעָ֛ד gil.'Ad	H1568	Gilad · proper noun, a place name
took	וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד vai.yil.Kod	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
passages	מַעְבְּר֥וֹת ma'.be.Rot	H4569	a crossing-place (of a river · noun, common feminine plural construct
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Ephraimites	לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם le.'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Ephraimites	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ 'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · proper noun, a man's name
escaped	פְּלִיטֵ֤י pe.li.Tei	H6412	a refugee · noun, common masculine plural construct
said	יֹאמְר֞וּ yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
over	אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה 'e.'e.Vo.rah	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
men	אַנְשֵֽׁי 'an.shei-	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Gilead	גִלְעָ֛ד gil.'Ad	H1568	Gilad · proper noun, a place name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ vai.Yo.me.ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Ephraimite	הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י ha.'ef.ra.Ti	H673	an Ephrathite or an Ephraimite · interrogative particle + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Judges 3:28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him,…
Joshua 22:11 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an al…
Joshua 2:7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the g…
Judges 7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 12:1-7

Here Is, I. The unreasonable displeasure of the men of Ephraim against Jephthah, because he had not called them in to his assistance against the Ammonites, that they might share in the triumphs and spoils, Jdg 12:1. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel. Only by that comes contention. Proud men think all the honours lost that go beside themselves, and then who can stand before envy? The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Gideon (Jdg 8:1), who was of Manasseh on their side Jordan, as Jephthah was of Manasseh on the other side Jordan. Ephraim and Manasseh were hearer akin than any other of the tribes, being both the sons of Joseph, and yet they were more jealous one of another than any oth…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 12:4

DISCERNED BY THE WORD SIBBOLETH, ARE SLAIN BY THE GILEADITES. (Jdg 12:4-15) the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim--The remonstrances of Jephthah, though reasonable and temperate, were not only ineffectual, but followed by insulting sneers that the Gileadites were reckoned both by the western Manassites and Ephraimites as outcasts--the scum and refuse of their common stock. This was addressed to a peculiarly sensitive people. A feud immediately ensued. The Gileadites, determined to chastise this public affront, gave them battle; and having defeated the Ephraimites, they chased their foul-mouthed but cowardly assailants out of the territory…

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John Gill on Judges 12:5

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites,.... Being either swifter of foot, or going a nearer and shorter way, being better acquainted with their own country: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, let me go over; the fugitives of Ephraim, as before called, who ran away from the battle, made their escape, and the best of their way to the passages of Jordan, to get over there to their own country: that the men of Gilead said unto him; to everyone of them, as they came up: art thou an Ephraimite? or an Ephrathite; for so it seems those of the tribe of Ephraim were called, as Jeroboam, 1 Kings 11:26. if he said, nay; that he was not…

Dictionary and topics

Ephraimite — Of the tribe of Ephraim; elsewhere called “Ephrathite.” (Judges 12:5)
Ford — Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Josh. 2:7; Judg. 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is…
Gileadites, The — (Numbers 26:29; Judges 10:3; 12:4,5), a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended from Gilead.
Passage — Denotes in Josh. 22:11, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed over Jordan. The words “the passage of” are, however, more correctly rendered “by the side of,” or…
Shibboleth — River, or an ear of corn. The tribes living on the east of Jordan, separated from their brethren on the west by the deep ravines and the rapid river, gradually came to adopt peculiar customs, and…
Ephraim · . — .
Ephraim, Tribe Of · Defeated and many slain — Defeated and many slain
Jordan · Fords of — Fords of
Jordan, The River · Fordable in some places — Fordable in some places
Strife · .Jephthah and the Ephraimites — .Jephthah and the Ephraimites
War · Civil — Civil

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Judges 12:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 12:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 12:4

John Gill on Judges 12:5

Dictionary and topics

Judges 12:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 12:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 12:4

John Gill on Judges 12:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 12:4-6

Rashi on Judges 12:5