Judges 12:5 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the E'phraimites. And when any of the fugitives of E'phraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an E'phraimite?" When he said, "No,"

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Took the passages of Jordan. —Only through these fords could the Ephraimites escape to their own tribe. ([Reference Judge…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites Being either swifter of f…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Jephthah as with Gideon. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel; only by that comes contention. It is wro…

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