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Judges 11:8
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Judges 11:8

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New American Standard Bible

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “For this reason we have now returned to you, that you may go with us and fight with the sons of Ammon and become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

They answered Jephthah, “Since that’s true, we now turn to you. Come with us, fight the Ammonites, and you will become leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

International Standard Version

So the elders of Gilead told Jephthah, "Well, we're coming back to you now so you can accompany us, fight the Ammonites, and become the head of all the inhabitants of Gilead."

A Conservative Version

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, For that reason we turned again to thee now, that thou may go with us, and fight with the sons of Ammon. And thou shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “This is why we have turned to you now: that you may go with us and fight the Ammonites and become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

Bible in Basic English

And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is the reason we have come back to you; so go with us and make war against the children of Ammon, and we will make you our head over all the people of Gilead.

Darby Translation

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

Julia Smith Translation

And the old men of Gilead will say to Jephthah, Therefore now we turned back to thee, and come thou with us and we will war against the sons of Ammon, and be to us for head to all dwelling in Gilead.

King James 2000

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That being so, we have now returned to you, that you may go with us {to fight} against the {Ammonites} and become for us as head of all the inhabitants of Gilead."

Modern King James verseion

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, For this reason we turn again to you now, so that you may go with us and fight against the sons of Ammon, and be our head over all the people of Gilead.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the elders of Gilead answered Jephthah, "Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabiters of Gilead."

NET Bible

The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That may be true, but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead."

New Heart English Bible

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

The Emphasized Bible

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah - Therefore, have we, now, returned unto thee, that, if thou go with us, and do battle with the sons of Ammon, then shalt thou become our head, for all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

Youngs Literal Translation

and the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, 'Therefore, now, we have turned back unto thee; and thou hast gone with us, and fought against the Bene-Ammon, and thou hast been to us for head -- to all the inhabitants of Gilead.'

Themes

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from

Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership

Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead

Jephthah » Made captain of the army

Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the elders
H2205
זקן 
Zaqen 
elders, old, old man, ancient, aged, eldest, ancient man, senators, old women
Usage: 178

of Gilead
H1568
גּלעד 
Gil`ad 
Gilead, Ramothgilead , Jabeshgilead , Gileadites
Usage: 114

said
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

unto Jephthah
H3316
יפתּח 
Yiphtach 
Jephthah, Jiphtah
Usage: 30

Therefore we turn again
H7725
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
return, ...again, turn, ...back, ...away, restore, bring, render, answer, recompense, recover, deliver, put, withdraw, requite,
Usage: 1058

to thee now, that thou mayest go
H1980
הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

with us, and fight
H3898
לחם 
Lacham 
fight, to war, make war, eat, overcome, devoured, ever, prevail
Usage: 177

against the children
H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,
Usage: 0

of Ammon
H5983
עמּון 
`Ammown 
Ammon, Ammonites , Ammonites
Usage: 105

and be our head
H7218
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
head, chief, top, beginning, company, captain, sum, first, principal, chapiters, rulers,
Usage: 598

over all the inhabitants
H3427
ישׁב 
Yashab 
dwell, inhabitant, sit, abide, inhabit, down, remain, in, tarry, set, continue, place, still, taken,
Usage: 1081

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 11:8

Verse Info

Context Readings

Jephthah Becomes Israel's Leader

7 Then Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and drive me from my father’s house? So why have you come to me now when you are in trouble?” 8 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “For this reason we have now returned to you, that you may go with us and fight with the sons of Ammon and become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” 9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you take me back to fight against the sons of Ammon and the Lord gives them up to me, will I become your head?”

For Us

Ammon

Ammonites

Gilead

Jephthah

Cross References

Judges 10:18

The people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

Exodus 8:8

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Entreat the Lord that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 8:28

Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Make supplication for me.”

Exodus 9:28

Make supplication to the Lord, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”

Exodus 10:17

Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and make supplication to the Lord your God, that He would only remove this death from me.”

1 Kings 13:6

The king said to the man of God, “Please entreat the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.

Luke 17:3-4

Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

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