The questioners were the Gileadites. The slain, an Ephraimite. But no physical difference could distinguish the tribes, so the Gileadite ethnic-cleansers had to rely on linguistic tics.

• 发问者是基列人，被杀者是个以色列人。但是并没有身体上的差异可以区分两者，因此基列纯化者们不得不依靠口头语来辨别。