Judges 11:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”

Judges 11:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 11:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 11:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May Yahweh the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.””

Judges 11:27 — World English Bible

Judges 11:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. ”

Judges 11:27 — American Standard Version

Judges 11:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I--I have not sinned against thee, and thou art doing with me evil--to fight against me. Jehovah, the Judge, doth judge to-day between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.'”

Judges 11:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 11:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So I have not sinned against thee, but it is thou who doest me wrong in making war against me. Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon! ”

Judges 11:27 — Darby Translation

Judges 11:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore, I haue not offended thee: but thou doest me wrong to warre against me. The Lord the Iudge be iudge this day betweene the children of Israel, and the children of Ammon.”

Judges 11:27 — Geneva Bible

Judges 11:27 in Context — Judges 11

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,

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

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What Does Judges 11:27 Mean?

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