And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
Judges 8:1 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And the men of E´phra-im said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Mid´i-anites? And they did chide with him sharply. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND THE men of Ephraim said to Gideon, Why have you treated us like this, not calling us when you went to fight with Midian? And they quarreled with him furiously. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Then the Ephraimites said to him, “Why did you offend us this way by not calling us when you went to fight the Midianites?” And they argued with him fiercely. Catholic Public Domain Version And the men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this, that you wanted to do, so that you would not call us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they rebuked him strongly, and came close to using violence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us when thou wentest to fight against Madian? and they chid him sharply and almost offered violence. |
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
When E´phra-im spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Ba´al, he died.
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of E´phra-im better than the vintage of Abi-e´zer?