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Judges 11:7
7Jephthah said to them, ‘Before this, you hated me. You made me leave my father's house. So why do you come to me for help, now that you are in trouble?’
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
5When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6They said to him, ‘Come and lead our army to fight against the Ammonites.’ Jephthah said to them, ‘Before this, you hated me. You made me leave my father's house. So why do you come to me for help, now that you are in trouble?’ 8The leaders of Gilead replied, ‘But we really need you to help us. Please join us to fight against the Ammonites. Then we will make you the leader of everyone who lives in Gilead.’ 9Jephthah said to them, ‘So, you are saying that I should come back home to fight with you against the Ammonites. You are saying that if the Lord gives them to me, I will be your leader. Is that really true?’
Read all of Judges 11Judges 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
- Did not ye hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
- me, and expelגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
- me out of my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- and why are ye comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- unto me now when ye are in distressצָרַרtsârar · to confineH6887
Cross-references for Judges 11:7
- Genesis 26:27Isaac asked them, ‘Why have you come to me? You hated me and you sent me away from you.’
- Genesis 37:27So let us sell him to these Ishmaelites. We do not need to hurt him. Then we will not have to kill him. We should remember that he is our brother. He is our own relative.’ Judah's brothers agreed with what he said.
- Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to them, ‘Come near to me.’ So they did that. He said, ‘I am your brother Joseph. I am the one that you sold to become a slave in Egypt!
- Proverbs 17:17A friend will always show that he loves you. Relatives are there to help you when you are in trouble.
- Isaiah 60:14The descendants of your cruel enemies will come to you. They will bend down low in front of you. Everybody who insulted you before will now give you honour. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion that is home for Israel's Holy God.’
- Acts 7:9One of Jacob's sons was called Joseph. Jacob was more kind to Joseph than to his other sons. For this reason, Joseph's brothers did not like him. So one day they took Joseph and they sold him as a slave. The men that bought Joseph took him to Egypt. There he became the slave of an important man. All this time, God took care of Joseph.
- Revelation 3:9Some people there say that they are Jews. But that is not true. They are telling lies. Instead, they belong to a group of Satan's people. I will cause those people to bend down low in front of you to give you honour. Then they will understand 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
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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
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