Verse 14

Judges 11:14

English Revised Version

14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יּ֥וֹסֶף ע֖וֹד יִפְתָּ֑ח וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן
English Translation
And Joseph again opened and sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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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... Focus ↗
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:
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 ↗