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He said to them,וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם“Whatמֶהhave I doneעָשִׂיתִיnowעַתָּהcompared with you?כָּכֶםIs notהֲלוֹאthe gleaningעֹלְלוֹתof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםbetterטוֹבthan the vintageמִבְצִירof Abiezer?אֲבִיעֶזֶר
Judges 8:2
Study it in the app“He said to them, “What have I done now compared with you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:2, word by word
- He said to themיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have I doneעָשִׂיתִיasiti
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears- the gleaningעֹלְלוֹתollot
gleanings
Gleanings: the little that is left in the vineyard or the field after the harvest and is gathered at the end (Leviticus 19:10).
Where else “ollot” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
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” appears- betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- than the vintageבְצִירvetsir
grape harvest
Grape harvest: the gathering of the grapes.
Where else “vetsir” appears- of Abiezerאֲבִיעֶזֶרaviezer
Abiezer
Abiezer: a clan of Manasseh, from which Gideon later came (Judges 6:11); also the name of one of David's warriors. The name means "my father is help."
Where else “aviezer” appears
Translation note
Gleaning is the little that is gathered after the harvest. It can be understood that Gideon, of the clan of Abiezer, is saying that what Ephraim did at the end is worth more than all that he did.
The context
1The men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him with force.
2 · This verse (above)
3Into your hand Elohim has given the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do compared with you?” Then their spirit toward him subsided when he spoke this word.