Judges 11:9
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Judges 11:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Jephta sprach zu den Ältesten von Gilead: Wenn ihr mich zurückholet, um wider die Kinder Ammon zu streiten, und Jehova sie vor mir dahingibt, werde ich euch dann wirklich zum Haupte sein?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Jephté entonces dijo á los ancianos de Galaad: Si me volvéis para que pelee contra los hijos de Ammón, y Jehová los entregare delante de mí, ¿seré yo vuestra cabeza?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Jefté então disse aos anciãos de Gileade: Se me fazeis voltar para que lute contra os filhos de Amom, e o SENHOR os entregar diante de mim, serei eu vossa cabeça?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Jefté disse-lhes: "Se vós me levardes de volta para casa para lutar contra os amonitas, e se Yahweh nos der a vitória sobre eles, eu serei o vosso líder".
📖 Judges 11:9 in Context
7And 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?
8And 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.
9And 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?
10And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
11Then 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.
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