Judges 11:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 11:6

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 11:6

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American Standard Version
and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Amplified® Bible
And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites.

Contemporary English Version
"Please come back to Gilead! If you lead our army, we will be able to fight off the Ammonites."

Darby English Version
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites."

Good News Bible
They told him, "Come and lead us, so that we can fight the Ammonites."

King James Version
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

New American Standard Bible
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief that we may fight against the sons of Ammon."

New International Version
"Come," they said, "be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites."

New King James Version
Then they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and serve as our chief that we may fight against the sons of Ammon."

Revised Standard Version
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites."

Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto Jephthah, `Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'

New English Translation
They said,¹ “Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites.”

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