Study it in the app“The men of Ephraim were summoned, crossed to Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon and not call us to go with you? Your house we will burn over you with fire!””
The menוַ אִישׁof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםwere summoned,יִּצָּעֵקcrossedוַיַּעֲבֹרto Zaphon,צָפוֹנָהand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Jephthah,לְיִפְתָּח“Whyמַדּוּעַdid you cross overעָבַרְתָּto fightלְהִלָּחֵםagainst the sonsבִּבְנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןandוְnotלֹאcallקָרָאתָusלָנוּto goלָלֶכֶתwith you?עִמָּךְYour houseבֵּיתְךָwe will burnנִשְׂרֹףover youעָלֶיךָwith fire!”בָּאֵשׁ
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearssummon
To be gathered for war.
Where else “yitsaek” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appearsnorth
North.
Where else “tsafona” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsIphtah, Jephthah
Iphtah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah. It is the same name as Jephthah: "he opens."
Where else “yiftach” appearswhy?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsAmmon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “karata” appearsgo along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “lechet” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “nisrof” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsAmmon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
1 · This verse (above)
2Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were in a great quarrel with the sons of Ammon, and I cried out to you, but you did not save me from their hand.
