KJV King James Version
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 11:3
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
WEB World English Bible
Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
ASV American Standard Version
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jephthah fleeth from the face of his brethren, and dwelleth in the land of Tob; and vain men gather themselves together unto Jephthah, and they go out with him.
Surrounding context — Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he [was] the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
2 And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou [art] the son of a strange woman.
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
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וַיִּבְרַ֤חH1272 · ba.rachto fleeיִפְתָּח֙H3316 · yiph.tachIphtahמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֶחָ֔יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetט֑וֹבH2897 · tovTobוַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּH3950 · la.qatto gatherאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יִפְתָּח֙H3316 · yiph.tachIphtahאֲנָשִׁ֣יםH582 · e.noshhumanרֵיקִ֔יםH7386 · reqworthlessוַיֵּצְא֖וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeעִמּֽוֹ׃ פH5973 · imwith
Cross-references
Judges 9:4And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.1 Samuel 22:2And every one [that was] in distress, and every one that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.1 Samuel 27:2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that [were] with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.Job 30:1-10But now [they that are] younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.2 Samuel 10:6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.2 Samuel 10:8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field.1 Samuel 30:22-24Then answered all the wicked men and [men] of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [ought] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [them] away, and depart.Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
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