Judges 11:10

Judges 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The Lord will be witness between us, if we do not do as you say."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The Lord is our witness,” the elders replied. “We promise to do whatever you say.”

Context of Judges 11:10

8The elders of Gilead said to him, “Nevertheless, we are turning to you now; come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be head over all of us who live in Gilead.” 9Jephthah answered, “Suppose you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me—will I really be your head?” The elders of Gilead replied, “The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.” 11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And he repeated all his words before the Lord in Mizpah. 12Then Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king with the question: “What do you have against me that you have attacked my country?”

Judges 11:10 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ זִקְנֵֽי־גִלְעָ֖ד אֶל־יִפְתָּ֑ח יְהוָ֗ה יִהְיֶ֤ה שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ בֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּ אִם־לֹ֥א כִדְבָרְךָ֖ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• be witnessשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: judgeH8085
• between us, if we doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• not so according to thy wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Judges 11:10

• Genesis 21:23Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”
• Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
• 1 Samuel 12:5Samuel said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is witness,” they said.
• Jeremiah 29:23For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 42:5Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us.
• Romans 1:9God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is to be praised forever, knows that I am not lying.
• Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.”
• Genesis 31:53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
• Deuteronomy 1:16And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.
• 1 Samuel 24:12May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you.
• Exodus 20:7“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
• Zechariah 5:4The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.’ ”
• Malachi 3:5“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.

Commentaries on Judges 11:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Jephthah confirmed that the elders were offering him the role of ruler, not just as a commander.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. the elders of Israel said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us--Their offer being accompanied by the most solemn oath, Jephthah intimated his acceptance of the mission, and his willingness to accompany them. But to make "assurance doubly sure," he took care that the pledge given by the deputies in Tob should be ratified in a general assembly of the people at Mizpeh; and the language of the historian, "Jephthah uttered all his words before…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 11:10

• Government
• Jephthah
• Oath
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

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