Verse 6

Judges 11:6

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6 “Come and be our army commander,” they asked Jepthah, “so we can fight the Ammonites.”

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hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ לְ/יִפְתָּ֔ח לְכָ֕/ה וְ/הָיִ֥יתָה לָּ֖/נוּ לְ/קָצִ֑ין וְ/נִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה בִּ/בְנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן

English Translation

And they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our commander, and let us fight against the Ammonites."

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Chapter 11 Context

1 Jephthah of Gilead was a strong fighter. He was the son of a prostitute, and his father was Gilead. Focus ↗

2 Gilead's wife gave him sons, who when they grew up, drove Jephthah away, telling him, “You won't inh... Focus ↗

3 Jephthah ran away from his brothers and went to live in the land of Tob. A gang of trouble-makers jo... Focus ↗

4 Later on, the Ammonites were at war with Israel. Focus ↗

5 As the Ammonites were attacking Israel, the elders of Gilead came to get Jephthah from the land of T... Focus ↗

6 “Come and be our army commander,” they asked Jepthah, “so we can fight the Ammonites.”

7 “Weren't you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father's house?” Jephthah asked them. “Why a... Focus ↗

8 “Yes, that's why we've turned to you now,” the elders of Gilead replied. “Come with us and fight the... Focus ↗

9 “So if I go back with you and fight the Ammonites, and the Lord makes me victorious, then I'll be yo... Focus ↗

10 “The Lord will be a witness between us,” they replied. “We'll do whatever you say.” Focus ↗

11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and army commander.... Focus ↗

12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites to ask him, “What have you got against me... Focus ↗

13 The king of the Ammonites replied to Jephthah's messengers, “Israel seized my land when they came fr... Focus ↗

14 to tell him, “This is Jephthah's reply: The Israelites did not take any land from Moab or from the A... Focus ↗

15 When they left Egypt, the Israelites went through the desert to the Red Sea and arrived at Kadesh. Focus ↗

16 They sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your country,’ but the... Focus ↗

17 Eventually the Israelites traveled through the desert, avoiding the lands of Edom and Moab. They arr... Focus ↗

18 Then the Israelites sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, and aske... Focus ↗

19 But Sihon didn't trust the Israelites to pass through his territory. So he assembled his army, set u... Focus ↗

20 However, the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, handed over Sihon and all his people to the Israelite... Focus ↗

21 They occupied all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River, and from t... Focus ↗

22 It was the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who drove out the Amorites before his people Israel, so... Focus ↗

23 Why don't you keep whatever your god Chemosh gave you, and we'll keep whatever the Lord our God (Elo... Focus ↗

24 Do you think you're so much better than Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with... Focus ↗

25 Israelites have been living in Heshbon, Aroer, their villages, and in all the towns along the banks... Focus ↗

26 I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by going to war against me. Let the Lord,... Focus ↗

27 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then on through... Focus ↗

28 Jephthah made a solemn promise to the Lord, saying, “If you make me victorious over the Ammonites, Focus ↗

29 I will dedicate to the Lord whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me on my safe return... Focus ↗

30 Jephthah advanced to attack the Ammonites, and the Lord gave him the victory over them. Focus ↗

31 He soundly defeated them, capturing twenty cities from Aroer to the area around Minnith, up as far a... Focus ↗

32 When Jephthah arrived home in Mizpah, there came his daughter out to meet him, with tambourines and... Focus ↗

33 The moment he saw her, he ripped his clothes in agony and cried out, “Oh no, my daughter! You have c... Focus ↗

34 She replied, “Father, you have made a solemn promise to the Lord. Do to me what you promised, for th... Focus ↗

35 Then she went on to say to him, “Just let me do this: let me walk through the hills for two months w... Focus ↗

36 “You can go,” he told her. He sent her away for two months, and she and her friends went into the hi... Focus ↗

37 When the two months were over, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had promised, and... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 11 (37 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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