And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.”
Judges 11:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them over to me, I will be your head.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight against the Ammonites and the Lord gives them over to me, [understand that] I will be your head. 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? Common English Bible And Jephthah said to Gilead’s elders, “If you bring me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them over to me, I alone will be your leader.” Catholic Public Domain Version Jephthah also said to them: "If you have come to me so that I may fight for you against the sons of Ammon, and if the Lord will deliver them into my hands, will I truly be your leader?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my hand, shall I be your prince? |
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.”
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Nevertheless, we have now turned back to you, so that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites and become head over us, over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”