Judges 12:1

Civil Strife Mars the Victory

12:1 The Ephraimites assembled ¹  and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go and fight ²  with the Ammonites without asking ³  us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!” ⁴ 

Judges 7:24

Gideon Appeases the Ephraimites

7:24 Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, “Go down and head off the Midianites. ⁵  Take control of the fords of the streams ⁶  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” ⁷  When all the Ephraimites had assembled, ⁸  they took control of the fords ⁹  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.

[12:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the men of Ephraim were summoned [or “were mustered”].”

[12:1]  ² tn Heb “cross over to fight.”

[12:1]  ³ tn Or “calling”; or “summoning.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Your house we will burn over you with fire.”

[7:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “to meet Midian.”

[7:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “capture before them the waters.”

[7:24]  ⁷ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification (also later in this verse).

[7:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “And all the men of Ephraim were summoned.”

[7:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “they captured the waters.”