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Judges 11:9
New English Translation
Judges 11:9
New English Translation
9 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “All right.[a] If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me,[b] I will be your leader.”[c]
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- Judges 11:9 tn “All right” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Judges 11:9 tn Heb “places them before me.”
- Judges 11:9 tn Some translate the final statement as a question, “will I really be your leader?” An affirmative sentence is preferable. Jephthah is repeating the terms of the agreement in an official manner. In v. 10 the leaders legally agree to these terms.
Judges 11:9
New International Version
Judges 11:9
New International Version
9 Jephthah answered, “Suppose you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me—will I really be your head?”
Judges 11:9
King James Version
Judges 11:9
King James Version
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?
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Judges 11:9
New King James Version
Judges 11:9
New King James Version
9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you take me back home to fight against the people of Ammon, and the Lord delivers them to me, shall I be your head?”
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