Judges 11:12-27

12So JephthahH3316 sentH7971 messengersH4397 to the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, sayingH559, “WhatH4100 conflict do you and I have, that you have comeH935 to me to fightH3898 against my landH776?”

13And the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 saidH559 to the messengersH4397 of JephthahH3316, “It is becauseH3588 IsraelH3478 1tookH3947 my landH776 when they cameH5927 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, from the ArnonH769 as farH5704 as the 2JabbokH2999 and the JordanH3383; so returnH7725 them peaceablyH7965 nowH6258.”

14But JephthahH3316 sentH7971 messengersH4397 onceH5750 againH3254 to the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983,

15and they saidH559 to him, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 JephthahH3316 saysH559: ‘IsraelH3478 did not takeH3947 the landH776 of MoabH4124 norH3808 the landH776 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983.

16For when they cameH5927 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, and IsraelH3478 3wentH1980 through the wildernessH4057 to the 4RedH5488 SeaH3220, and 5cameH935 to KadeshH6946,

17then IsraelH3478 6sentH7971 messengersH4397 to the kingH4428 of EdomH112, sayingH559, “PleaseH4994 let us passH5674 through your landH776”; but the kingH4428 of EdomH112 would not listenH8085. 7And they alsoH1571 sentH7971 messengers to the kingH4428 of MoabH4124, but he would not consentH14. So IsraelH3478 remainedH3427 at KadeshH6946.

18Then they wentH1980 through the wildernessH4057 and 8aroundH5437 the landH776 of EdomH112 and the landH776 of MoabH4124, and cameH935 to the eastH4217H8121 sideH4217H8121 of the landH776 of MoabH4124, and they campedH2583 beyondH5676 the ArnonH769; but they 9did not enterH935 the territoryH1366 of MoabH4124, for the ArnonH769 was the borderH1366 of MoabH4124.

19And IsraelH3478 sentH7971 10messengersH4397 to SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567, the kingH4428 of HeshbonH2809; and IsraelH3478 saidH559 to him, “PleaseH4994 let us passH5674 through your landH776 to our placeH4725.”

20But SihonH5511 did not trustH539 IsraelH3478 to passH5674 through his territoryH1366; so SihonH5511 gatheredH622 allH3605 his peopleH5971 and campedH2583 in JahazH3096, and foughtH3898 with IsraelH3478.

21And the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, handedH5414H3027 SihonH5511 and allH3605 his peopleH5971 overH5414 to IsraelH3478, and they 1112defeatedH5221 them; so IsraelH3478 tookH3423 possessionH3423 of allH3605 the landH776 of the AmoritesH567, the inhabitantsH3427 of that countryH776.

2213So they possessedH3423 allH3605 the territoryH1366 of the AmoritesH567, from the ArnonH769 as farH5704 as the JabbokH2999, and from the wildernessH4057 as farH5704 as the JordanH3383.

23And nowH6258 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, has drivenH3423 outH3423 the AmoritesH567 from His peopleH5971 IsraelH3478; so should you possessH3423 it?

24Do you not possessH3423 whatH834 14ChemoshH3645 your godH430 givesH3423 you toH3423 possessH3423? So whateverH3605H834 the LordH3068 our GodH430 has dispossessedH3423 beforeH4480H6440 us, we will possessH3423 it.

25NowH6258 then, are you anyH2895 betterH2895 thanH4480 15BalakH1111 the sonH1121 of ZipporH6834, kingH4428 of MoabH4124? Did he everH7378 contendH7378 with IsraelH3478, orH518 did he everH3898 fightH3898 against them?

2616While IsraelH3478 was livingH3427 in HeshbonH2809 and its villagesH1323, and in AroerH6177 and its villagesH1323, and in allH3605 the citiesH5892 that are on the banksH3027 of the ArnonH769, threeH7969 hundredH3967 yearsH8141, whyH4069 did you not recoverH5337 them within that timeH6256?

27So I have not sinnedH2398 against you, but you are doingH6213 me wrongH7463 by makingH3898 warH3898 against me. 17May the LordH3068, the JudgeH8199, judgeH8199 todayH3117 betweenH996 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983.’”