Judges 12:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

Young's Literal Translation
And the men of Ephraim are called together, and pass over northward, and say to Jephthah, ‘Wherefore has thou passed over to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and on us hast not called to go with thee? thy house we burn over thee with fire.’

King James Bible
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

Hebrew
Then the men
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֔יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

assembled
וַיִּצָּעֵק֙ (way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘êq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6817: To shriek, to proclaim

and crossed [the Jordan]
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

to Zaphon.
צָפ֑וֹנָה (ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

They said
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to Jephthah,
לְיִפְתָּ֜ח (lə·yip̄·tāḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3316: Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah

“Why
מַדּ֣וּעַ ׀ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

have you crossed over
עָבַ֣רְתָּ ׀ (‘ā·ḇar·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

to fight
לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

the Ammonites
בִּבְנֵי־ (biḇ·nê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

without
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

calling
קָרָ֙אתָ֙ (qā·rā·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

us to go
לָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

with you?
עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

We will burn your house
בֵּיתְךָ֕ (bê·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

down
נִשְׂרֹ֥ף (niś·rōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

with you inside!”
בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ (bā·’êš)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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