Verse 8

Judges 11:8

English Revised Version

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8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon, and thou shalt be our head over all 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 an harlot: and Gilead b... Focus ↗

2 And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drave out Jephthah, and said... Focus ↗

3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fel... Focus ↗

4 And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. Focus ↗

5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to... Focus ↗

6 and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. Focus ↗

7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father’s hou... Focus ↗

8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to thee now, that thou ma...

9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of... Focus ↗

10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD shall be witness between us; surely according... Focus ↗

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

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

13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took... Focus ↗

14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: Focus ↗

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

16 but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel walked through the wilderness unto the Red Sea, and cam... Focus ↗

17 then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy lan... Focus ↗

18 Then he walked through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and cam... Focus ↗

19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unt... Focus ↗

20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together,... Focus ↗

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

22 And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wildern... Focus ↗

23 So now the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people I... Focus ↗

24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our... Focus ↗

25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive aga... Focus ↗

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that... Focus ↗

27 I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD, the J... Focus ↗

28 Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed o... Focus ↗

29 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon... Focus ↗

30 then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in... Focus ↗

31 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered the... Focus ↗

32 And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim,... Focus ↗

33 And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timb... Focus ↗

34 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou ha... Focus ↗

35 And she said unto him, My father, thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD; do unto me according to... Focus ↗

36 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may dep... Focus ↗

37 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and... Focus ↗

38 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her ac... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 11 (38 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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