KJV King James Version
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?
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Judges 11:12
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
WEB World English Bible
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, “What have you to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight against my land?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jephthah sendeth messengers unto the king of the Bene-Ammon, saying, ‘What—to me and to thee, that thou hast come in unto me, to fight in my land.’
Surrounding context — 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?
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:
15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departיִפְתָּח֙H3316 · yiph.tachIphtahמַלְאָכִ֔יםH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֶ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childעַמּ֖וֹןH5983 · am.monAmmonלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?לִּ֣יH9030 · nimeוָלָ֔ךְH9032 · khyouכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforבָ֥אתָH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלַ֖יH413 · elto(wards)לְהִלָּחֵ֥םH3898 · la.chamto fightבְּאַרְצִֽי׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Matthew 18:15-16Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.Deuteronomy 2:26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,Proverbs 25:8-9Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:Deuteronomy 20:10-11When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.Numbers 21:21And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,2 Kings 14:8-12Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
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