Judges 11:8
They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
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ASV
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
KJV
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.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| זִקְנֵ֨י | zik.Nei | [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| גִלְעָ֜ד | gil.'Ad | Gilead | H1568 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יִפְתָּ֗ח | yif.Tach | Jephthah | H3316 → |
| לָכֵן֙ | la.Khen | <to> therefore | H3651 → |
| עַתָּה֙ | 'a.Tah | now | H6258 → |
| שַׁ֣בְנוּ | Shav.nu | we have returned | H7725 → |
| אֵלֶ֔יךָ | 'e.Lei.kha | to you | H413 → |
| וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ | ve.ha.lakh.Ta | and you will come | H1980 → |
| עִמָּ֔נוּ | 'i.Ma.nu | with us | H5973 → |
| וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ | ve.nil.cham.Ta | and you will fight | H3898 → |
| בִּבְנֵ֣י | biv.Nei | against [the] people of | H1121 → |
| עַמּ֑וֹן | a.Mon | Ammon | H5983 → |
| וְהָיִ֤יתָ | ve.ha.Yi.ta | and you will become | H1961 → |
| לָּ֙נוּ֙ | la.nu | of us | |
| לְרֹ֔אשׁ | le.Rosh | <into> chief | H7218 → |
| לְכֹ֖ל | le.Khol | of all | H3605 → |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yo.she.Vei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → |
| גִלְעָֽד׃ | gil.'Ad | Gilead | H1568 → |
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