Judges 11:6
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
Judges 11:6 in other translations
| BSB | “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.” |
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| WEB | They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.” |
| ASV | and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. |
| YLT | and they say unto Jephthah, ‘Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.' |
| DARBY | And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight against the children of Ammon. |
| BBE | And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief so that we may make war against the children of Ammon. |
| Webster | And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. |
What does Judges 11:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:5-6
5-6. the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah--All eyes were directed towards him as the only person possessed of the qualities requisite for the preservation of the country in this time of imminent danger; and a deputation of the chief men was despatched from the Hebrew camp at Mizpeh to solicit his services.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 11:1-11
Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel, therefore Jephthah will forgive. He speaks not with confidence of his success, knowing how justly God might suffer the Ammonites to prevail for the further punishment of Israel. Nor does he speak with any confidence at all in himself. If he succeed, it is the Lord delivers them…
Judges 11:6 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 11:5
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
- Judges 11:6
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
- Judges 11:7
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
Judges 11:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijeron á Jephté: Ven, y serás nuestro capitán, para que peleemos con los hijos de Ammón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils dirent à Jephthé: Viens, et tu seras notre capitaine, et nous combattrons contre les fils d’Ammon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprachen zu Jephtha: Komm und sei unser Anführer, daß wir wider die Kinder Ammon streiten! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dixeruntque ad eum: Veni et esto princeps noster, et pugna contra filios Ammon. |