# What is this you have done to us?
The people of the tribe of Ephraim were rebuking Gideon with this rhetorical question for not including them in his army. This can be expressed as a statement. AT: "You have not treated us fairly." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# against Midian
Here "Midian" represents the Midianite army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# they had a violent argument with him
they argued angrily with him" or "they rebuked him severely"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gideon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]