Verse 8

Judges 11:8

Darby Translation

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8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore we have returned to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be head over all of us the inhabitants of Gilead.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֩ זִקְנֵ֨י גִלְעָ֜ד אֶל יִפְתָּ֗ח לָ/כֵן֙ עַתָּה֙ שַׁ֣בְנוּ אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/הָלַכְתָּ֣ עִמָּ֔/נוּ וְ/נִלְחַמְתָּ֖ בִּ/בְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וְ/הָיִ֤יתָ לָּ֨/נוּ֙ לְ/רֹ֔אשׁ לְ/כֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד

English Translation

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Therefore now we have returned to you, and you shall go with us and fight against the children of Ammon, and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

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Chapter 11 Context

1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead ha... Focus ↗

2 And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons were grown, they expelled Jephthah, and sa... Focus ↗

3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob. And vain men were gathered to Je... Focus ↗

4 And it came to pass after some time, that the children of Ammon fought with Israel. Focus ↗

5 And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah... Focus ↗

6 And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight against the children of Ammon... Focus ↗

7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house... Focus ↗

8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore we have returned to thee now, that thou mayest...

9 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye take me back to fight against the children of Ammon... Focus ↗

10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah be witness between us, if we do not so accordin... Focus ↗

11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them; an... Focus ↗

12 And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with... Focus ↗

13 And the king of the children of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away m... Focus ↗

14 And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon, Focus ↗

15 and said to him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the chi... Focus ↗

16 But when they came up from Egypt, then Israel walked through the wilderness as far as the Red sea, a... Focus ↗

17 And Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land;... Focus ↗

18 And they walked through the wilderness, and went round the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and ca... Focus ↗

19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon, and Israel said to hi... Focus ↗

20 But Sihon trusted not Israel, to let him pass through his border, and Sihon gathered all his people,... Focus ↗

21 And Jehovah the God (Elohim) of Israel gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and th... Focus ↗

22 And they possessed all the borders of the Amorites, from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, and from the wil... Focus ↗

23 And now Jehovah the God (Elohim) of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Isra... Focus ↗

24 Dost not thou possess what Chemosh thy god puts thee in possession of? and whatever Jehovah our God... Focus ↗

25 And now art thou indeed better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive with I... Focus ↗

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its dependent villages, and in Aroer and its dependent villages, a... Focus ↗

27 So I have not sinned against thee, but it is thou who doest me wrong in making war against me. Jehov... Focus ↗

28 But the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthah that he had sent him. Focus ↗

29 Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed... Focus ↗

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt without fail give the children of Ammon... Focus ↗

31 then shall that which cometh forth from the door of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from... Focus ↗

32 And Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah gave them into... Focus ↗

33 And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, twenty cities, even unto Abel-Cheramim, wit... Focus ↗

34 And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambour... Focus ↗

35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou h... Focus ↗

36 And she said to him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to Jehovah, do to me according to that... Focus ↗

37 And she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go... Focus ↗

38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months. And she went with her companions, and bewailed... Focus ↗

39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, and he performed on h... Focus ↗

40 that from year to year the daughters of Israel go to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadit... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 11 (40 verses)
Version: Darby Translation

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