Judges 11:9
But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
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ASV
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?
KJV
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?
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Commentary
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יִפְתָּ֜ח | yif.Tach | Jephthah | H3316 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| זִקְנֵ֣י | zik.Nei | [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| גִלְעָ֗ד | gil.'Ad | Gilead | H1568 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| מְשִׁיבִ֨ים | me.shi.Vim | [are] bringing back | H7725 → |
| אַתֶּ֤ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| אוֹתִי֙ | 'o.Ti | <obj.> me | H853 → |
| לְהִלָּחֵם֙ | le.hi.la.Chem | to fight | H3898 → |
| בִּבְנֵ֣י | biv.Nei | against [the] people of | H1121 → |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | a.Mon | Ammon | H5983 → |
| וְנָתַ֧ן | ve.na.Tan | and he will deliver up | H5414 → |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אוֹתָ֖ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| לְפָנָ֑י | le.fa.Nai | <to> before me | H6440 → |
| אָנֹכִ֕י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| אֶהְיֶ֥ה | 'eh.Yeh | I will become | H1961 → |
| לָכֶ֖ם | la.Khem | of you | |
| לְרֹֽאשׁ׃ | le.Rosh | <into> chief | H7218 → |
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