Judges 11:7

Judges 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Jephthah said to them, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me from my father’s house? Why do you come to me now, when you’re in trouble?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?”

Context of Judges 11:7

5and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.” Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?” 8They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.” 9But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”

Judges 11:7 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִפְתָּח֙ לְזִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד הֲלֹ֤א אַתֶּם֙ שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם אוֹתִ֔י וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִי מִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וּמַדּ֜וּעַ בָּאתֶ֤ם אֵלַי֙ עַ֔תָּה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צַ֥ר לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
• repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• Did youאַתֶּם'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.p.)H859
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• meאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• and expel meגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• from my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• Whyמַדּוּעַmaddûa‛ maddûa‛ · why?H4069
• then have you comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• whenכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• you are in distressצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862

Cross-references for Judges 11:7

• Genesis 26:27“Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”
• Genesis 37:27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
• Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
• Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
• Revelation 3:9As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Commentaries on Judges 11:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7This gives a wider signification to Judges 11:2-3, and shows that Jephthah‘s “brethren” include his fellow tribesmen.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8When Jephthah questioned the offer, the elders insisted on using the stronger term, ruler.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. Jephthah said, Did not ye hate me?--He gave them at first a haughty and cold reception. It is probable that he saw some of his brothers among the deputies. Jephthah was now in circumstances to make his own terms. With his former experience, he would have shown little wisdom or prudence without binding them to a clear and specific engagement to invest him with unlimited authority, the more especially as he was about to imperil his life in their cause…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 11:7

• Government
• Jephthah
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Jephthah
• Bastard
• Fight
• Inherit
• Meet
• Abdon (1)
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Courts, Judicial
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary