Study it in the app“Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim, and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they had said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, Gilead, in the midst of Ephraim, in the midst of Manasseh.””
Then Jephthahוַ יִפְתָּחgatheredיִּקְבֹּץallאֶת כָּלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Gileadגִלְעָדand foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםwith Ephraim,אֶת אֶפְרָיִםand the menוַ אַנְשֵׁיof GileadגִלְעָדstruckיַּכּוּEphraim,אֶת אֶפְרַיִםbecauseכִּיthey had said,אָמְרוּ“Youאַתֶּםarefugitivesפְּלִיטֵיof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםGilead,גִּלְעָדin the midstבְּתוֹךְof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof Manasseh.”מְנַשֶּׁה
Iphtah, Jephthah
Iphtah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah. It is the same name as Jephthah: "he opens."
Where else “yiftach” appearsgather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yikbots” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachem” 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” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appearsfugitive, survivor
Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.
Where else “pelite” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appearsGilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
3When I saw that you were not saving, I put my life in my hand and crossed over to the sons of Ammon, and YHWH gave them into my hand. So why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”
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5Gilead took the fords of the Jordan against Ephraim; and it would happen that when the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me cross,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” And he would say, “No.”
