Judges 11:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?”
Judges 11:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 11:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 11:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivers them before me, will I be your head?””
Judges 11:9 — World English Bible
Judges 11:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Jehovah deliver them before me, shall I be your head? ”
Judges 11:9 — American Standard Version
Judges 11:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jephthah saith unto the elders of Gilead, `If ye are taking me back to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and Jehovah hath given them before me--I, am I to you for a head?'”
Judges 11:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 11:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye take me back to fight against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah give them up before me, shall I be your head? ”
Judges 11:9 — Darby Translation
Judges 11:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Iphtah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home againe to fight against the children of Ammon, if the Lord giue them before me, shall I be your head?”
Judges 11:9 — Geneva Bible
Judges 11:9 in Context — Judges 11
7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.
What Does Judges 11:9 Mean?
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