Judges 11:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?”

Judges 11:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 11:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 11:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So now Yahweh, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?”

Judges 11:23 — World English Bible

Judges 11:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So now Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess them? ”

Judges 11:23 — American Standard Version

Judges 11:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorite from the presence of His people Israel, and thou wouldest possess it!”

Judges 11:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 11:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now Jehovah theGod of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou take possession of it? ”

Judges 11:23 — Darby Translation

Judges 11:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe therefore the Lord God of Israel hath cast out the Amorites before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possesse it?”

Judges 11:23 — Geneva Bible

Judges 11:23 in Context — Judges 11

21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

23 So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?

24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

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What Does Judges 11:23 Mean?

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