NET Bible
"The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“The LORD will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”"
— Judges 11:10, NET Bible
“And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.”
“And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do. ”
“The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."”
“They answered him: The Lord, who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.”
“And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.”
“And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.”
Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead,“But you hated me and made me leave my father’s house. Why do you come to me now, when you are in trouble?”
The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“That may be true, but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead.”
Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead,“All right! If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, I will be your leader.”
The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“The LORD will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”
So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement before the LORD in Mizpah.
Jephthah Gives a History Lesson Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying,“Why have you come against me to attack my land?”
The Ammonite king said to Jephthah’s messengers,“Because Israel stole my land when they came up from Egypt– from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north, and as far west as the Jordan. Now return it peaceably!”