Judges 11 · Verse 17

Judges 11:17

Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
Judges 11:17, King James Version

Judges 11:17 in other translations

BSBThen Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
WEBthen Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let me pass through your land;’ but the king of Edom didn’t listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab, but he refused; so Israel stayed in Kadesh.
ASVthen Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land; but the king of Edom hearkened not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
YLTand Israel sendeth messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me pass over, I pray thee, through thy land, and the king of Edom hearkened not; and also unto the king of Moab hath Israel sent, and he hath not been willing; and Israel abideth in Kadesh,
DARBYAnd Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land; but the king of Edom would not hearken. And they also sent to the king of Moab; and he would not. And Israel abode in Kadesh.
BBEThen Israel sent men to the king of Edom saying, Let me now go through your land; but the king of Edom did not give ear to them. And in the same way he sent to the king of Moab, but he would not; so Israel went on living in Kadesh.
WebsterThen Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken to it. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab; but he would not consent. And Israel abode in Kadesh.

What does Judges 11:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:12-28

Jud 11:12-28. His Embassy to the King of Ammon. 12-28. Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon--This first act in his judicial capacity reflects the highest credit on his character for prudence and moderation, justice and humanity. The bravest officers have always been averse to war; so Jephthah, whose courage was indisputable, resolved not only to make it clearly appear that hostilities were…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 11:12-28

One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is, rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for him, and part with it when he calls for it. The whole of this message shows that Jephthah was well acquainted with the books of Moses. His argument was clear, and his demand reasonable. Those who possess the most courageous faith, will be the most disposed for peace…

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Judges 11:17 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand it sentH7971
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מַלְאָכִ֣ים\׀mal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֶלֶךְ֩me.leKh[the] king ofH4428
אֱד֨וֹם\׀'e.DomEdomH123
לֵאמֹ֜רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
אֶעְבְּרָה\־'e'.be.rah-let me passH5674
נָּ֣אna'pleaseH4994
בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khain land yourH776
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
שָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'he listenedH8085
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdomH123
וְגַ֨םve.Gamand alsoH1571
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
מוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvMoabH4124
שָׁלַ֖חsha.Lachit sentH7971
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
אָבָ֑ה'a.Vahhe was willingH14
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand it remainedH3427
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּקָדֵֽשׁ\׃be.ka.Deshat KadeshH6946

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 11:17

  • Numbers 20:14-21

    And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. …

  • Deuteronomy 2:4-9

    And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. …

  • Numbers 20:1

    Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

  • Joshua 24:9

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

  • Deuteronomy 2:29

    (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.

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sent messengers.
Nu 20:14-21; De 2:4-8,29
the king.
De 2:9
abode.
Nu 20:1,16

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Context

  • Judges 11:16

    But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

  • Judges 11:17

    Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

  • Judges 11:18

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

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Judges 11:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Israel envió embajadores al rey de Edom, diciendo: Yo te ruego que me dejes pasar por tu tierra. Mas el rey de Edom no los escuchó. Envió también al rey de Moab; el cual tampoco quiso: quedóse por tanto Israel en Cades.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Israël envoya des messagers au roi d’Édom, disant: Laisse-moi passer par ton pays; mais le roi d’Édom n’écouta pas. Et il envoya aussi au roi de Moab; mais il ne voulut pas. Et Israël demeura à Kadès.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Israel sandte Boten an den König von Edom und ließ ihm sagen: Laß mich doch durch dein Land ziehen! Aber der König von Edom gab kein Gehör. Und auch an den König von Moab sandte es; aber er wollte nicht. So blieb Israel in Kades.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Misitque nuntios ad regem Edom, dicens: Dimitte me ut transeam per terram tuam. Qui noluit acquiescere precibus ejus. Misit quoque ad regem Moab, qui et ipse transitum præbere contempsit. Mansit itaque in Cades,