Judges 11
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Judges 11:8-11

8And the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568 saidH559 unto JephthahH3316, Therefore we turn againH7725 to thee now, that thou mayest goH1980 with us, and fightH3898 against the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, and be our headH7218 over all the inhabitantsH3427 of GileadH1568.

9And JephthahH3316 saidH559 unto the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568, If ye bring me home againH7725 to fightH3898 against the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, And YhwhH3068 deliverH5414 them beforeH6440 me, shall I be your headH7218?

10And the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568 saidH559 unto JephthahH3316, YhwhH3068 be witnessH8085 between us, if we doH6213 not so according to thy wordsH1697.1

11Then JephthahH3316 wentH3212 with the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568, and the peopleH5971 madeH7760 him headH7218 and captainH7101 over them: and JephthahH3316 utteredH1696 all his wordsH1697 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 in MizpehH4709.

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  1. 1. Judges 11:10 witness…: Heb. the hearer between us. ↩

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