Judges 8:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Judges 8:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 8:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 8:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.”

Judges 8:1 — World English Bible

Judges 8:1 ASV — 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. ”

Judges 8:1 — American Standard Version

Judges 8:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the men of Ephraim say unto him, `What <FI>is<Fi> this thing thou hast done to us--not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?' and they strive with him severely;”

Judges 8:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 8:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the men of Ephraim said to him, What is this thing thou hast done to us, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they disputed with him sharply. ”

Judges 8:1 — Darby Translation

Judges 8:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the men of Ephraim sayde vnto him, Why hast thou serued vs thus that thou calledst vs not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? and they chode with him sharply.”

Judges 8:1 — Geneva Bible

Judges 8:1 in Context — Judges 8

1 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.

2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi–ezer?

3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

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What Does Judges 8:1 Mean?

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