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Judges 11:5
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3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and dwelt in the land of aTob; and bworthless men banded together with Jephthah and went out raiding with him.  
4 It came to pass after a time that the apeople of Ammon made war against Israel.  
5 And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
6 Then they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon.”
7 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, a“Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in1 distress?”  
8 aAnd the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That is why we have bturned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the people of Ammon, and be cour head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”  
9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you take me back home to fight against the people of Ammon, and the Lord delivers them to me, shall I be your head?”
10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, a“The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.”  
Verse Comparison: Judges 11:5

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American Standard Version
And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

Amplified® Bible
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 11:1)

Darby English Version
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;

Good News Bible
When this happened, the leaders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.

King James Version
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

New American Standard Bible
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;

New International Version
the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

New King James Version
And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;

Revised Standard Version
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, when the Bene-Ammon have fought with Israel, that the elders of Gilead go to take Jephthah from the land of Tob;


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