Judges 11:5

Judges 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.

Context of Judges 11:5

3So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a gang of scoundrels gathered around him and followed him. 4Some time later, when the Ammonites were fighting against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites.” 7Jephthah 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?”

Judges 11:5 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁר־נִלְחֲמ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹן עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד לָקַ֥חַת אֶת־יִפְתָּ֖ח מֵאֶ֥רֶץ טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was so, that when the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• made warלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to fetchלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Tobטוֹבţôb · TobH2897

Cross-references for Judges 11:5

• Judges 10:9The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin and Ephraim; Israel was in great distress.
• 1 Samuel 10:27But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.
• 1 Samuel 11:6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.
• Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
• Acts 7:35“This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
• 1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Commentaries on Judges 11:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6These elders were different from Jephthah’s brothers, although Jephthah’s initial response (Judges 11:7) seems to treat them as the same group. They had promised (Judges 10:18) that whoever led the attack against the Ammonites would become the ruler. Here, in typical Middle Eastern bargaining style, they only offered the position of commander, trying to reduce their initial promise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 11:5

• Government
• Jephthah
• Prayer
• Tob

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Gilead
• Israel
• Jephthah
• Bastard
• Fight
• Inherit
• Meet
• Tob, The land of
• Abdon (1)

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