Judges 11:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 11:15

13 And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, ^a“Because Israel took away my land when they came up out of Egypt, from ^bthe Arnon as far as ^cthe Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore, restore those lands peaceably.”

14 So Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon,

15 and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: ^a‘Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon;

16 for when Israel came up from Egypt, they walked through the wilderness as far as the Red Sea and ^acame to Kadesh.

17 Then ^aIsrael sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let me pass through your land.” ^bBut the king of Edom would not heed. And in like manner they sent to the ^cking of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel ^dremained in Kadesh.

18 And they ^awent along through the wilderness and ^bbypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, came to the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.

19 Then ^aIsrael sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, “Please ^blet us pass through your land into our place.”

20 ^aBut Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

Verse Comparison: Judges 11:15

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American Standard Version
and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,

Amplified® Bible
And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.

Contemporary English Version
and they told him that Jephthah had said: Israel hasn't taken any territory from Moab or Ammon.

Darby English Version
and said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,

Good News Bible
with this answer: "It is not true that Israel took away the land of Moab or the land of Ammon.

King James Version
And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

New American Standard Bible
and they said to him, "Thus says Jephthah, `Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the sons of Ammon.

New International Version
saying:
"This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.

New King James Version
and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: ‘Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and they said to him, "Thus says Jephthah, 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the sons of Ammon.

Revised Standard Version
and said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,

Young's Literal Translation
and saith to him, `Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not the land of Moab, and the land of the Bene-Ammon,

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