Judges 11 · Verse 27

Judges 11:27

Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Judges 11:27, King James Version

Judges 11:27 in other translations

BSBI have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
WEBTherefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May the LORD the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
ASVI therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
YLTAnd I--I have not sinned against thee, and thou art doing with me evil--to fight against me. Jehovah, the Judge, doth judge to-day between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.'
DARBYSo I have not sinned against thee, but it is thou who doest me wrong in making war against me. Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon!
BBESo I have done no wrong against you, but you are doing wrong to me in fighting against me: may the Lord, who is Judge this day, be judge between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
WebsterWherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

What does Judges 11:27 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 The Lord the Judge be judge - between the children of Israel - If you be right, and we be wrong, then Jehovah, who is the sovereign and incorruptible Judge, shall determine in your favor; and to Him I submit the righteousness of my cause.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 11:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.Khiand IH595
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
חָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398
לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand youH859
עֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.Seh[are] doingH6213
אִתִּ֛י'i.Tiwith meH854
רָעָ֖הra.'AhevilH7451
לְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemby waging warH3898
בִּ֑יBiagainst <the> me
יִשְׁפֹּ֨טyish.Potmay he judgeH8199
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.Fetthe judgeH8199
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
בֵּ֚יןbeinbetweenH996
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וּבֵ֖יןu.Veinand betweenH996
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּֽוֹן\׃a.MonAmmonH5983

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

Cross references for Judges 11:27

  • Genesis 18:25

    That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  • Genesis 16:5

    And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.

  • 1 Samuel 24:15

    The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

  • 1 Samuel 24:12

    The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  • Genesis 31:53

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

  • Romans 14:10-12

    But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

  • Psalms 75:7

    But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:9

    Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

  • Psalms 94:2

    Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

  • Psalms 82:8

    Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

  • Psalms 98:9

    Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

  • 1 Samuel 2:10

    The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Judge.
Ge 18:25; 1Sa 2:10; Job 9:15; 23:7; Ps 7:11; 50:6; 75:7; 82:8
Ps 94:2; 98:9; Ec 11:9; 12:14; Joh 5:22,23; Ro 14:10-12; 2Co 5:10
2Ti 4:8; Heb 12:23
be judge.
Ge 16:5; 31:53; 1Sa 24:12,15; Ps 7:8,9; 2Co 11:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 11:26

    While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

  • Judges 11:27

    Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

  • Judges 11:28

    Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

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Judges 11:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así que, yo nada he pecado contra ti, mas tú haces mal conmigo haciéndome guerra: Jehová, que es el juez, juzgue hoy entre los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Ammón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ce n’est pas moi qui ai péché contre toi; mais c’est toi qui me fais tort, en m’attaquant. L’ Éternel, le juge, jugera aujourd’hui entre les fils d’Israël et les fils d’Ammon.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nicht ich habe gegen dich gesündigt, sondern du tust übel an mir, wider mich zu streiten. Jehova, der Richter, richte heute zwischen den Kindern Israel und den Kindern Ammon!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur non ego pecco in te, sed tu contra me male agis, indicens mihi bella non justa. Judicet Dominus arbiter hujus diei inter Israël, et inter filios Ammon.