KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 11:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
WEB World English Bible
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.
ASV American Standard Version
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spake all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jephthah goeth with the elders of Gilead, and the people set him over them for head and for captain, and Jephthah speaketh all his words before Jehovah in Mizpeh.
Surrounding context — Judges 11
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.
12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those [lands] again peaceably.
14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
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וַיֵּ֤לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentיִפְתָּח֙H3316 · yiph.tachIphtahעִם־H5973 · imwithזִקְנֵ֣יH2205 · za.qenold: elderגִלְעָ֔דH1568 · gil.adGileadוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּH7760 · sumto set: makeהָעָ֥םH5971 · ampeopleאוֹת֛וֹH853 · et[Obj.]עֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921 · aluponלְרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadוּלְקָצִ֑יןH7101 · qa.tsinchiefוַיְדַבֵּ֨רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakיִפְתָּ֧חH3316 · yiph.tachIphtahאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallדְּבָרָ֛יוH1697 · da.varwordלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פH4709 · mits.pahMizpah
Cross-references
1 Samuel 10:17And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;Judges 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.Judges 10:17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.1 Samuel 11:15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.Joshua 15:38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,1 Kings 3:7-9And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I [am but] a little child: I know not [how] to go out or come in.1 Samuel 23:9-12And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.2 Corinthians 3:5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
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