Revised Literal Translation

Judges 8:1-2

1And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Why hast thouמָֽה־mah-H4100servedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213us thusהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,that thou calledstקְרֹ֣אותke.RotH7121us not, when thou wentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with the Midianitesבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080?And they did chideוַיְרִיב֥וּןvay.ri.VunH7378with him sharplyבְּחָזְקָֽה׃be.cha.ze.KahH2394.

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213now in comparison of you? Isnot the gleaningעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of the grapes of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896than the vintageמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210of Abi–ezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

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