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Gideon Assuages the Anger of Ephraim

Later on, the descendants of Ephraim spoke to Gideon.[a] They argued vehemently, “What are you doing to us? You never called us! But you went out to fight Midian!”

“What have I accomplished compared to you?” he responded. “Isn’t what’s left from Ephraim’s harvest better than the best vintage of Abiezer?

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:1 Lit. him

Zebah and Zalmunna

Now the Ephraimites asked Gideon,(A) “Why have you treated us like this? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight Midian?(B)(C) And they challenged him vigorously.(D)

But he answered them, “What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t the gleanings of Ephraim’s grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer?(E)

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