Judges 11:11-29

11Then JephthahH3316 wentH6440 with the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568, and the peopleH5971 madeH7760 him headH7218 and chiefH7218 over them: and JephthahH3316 spake allH3605 his wordsH1697 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 in MizpahH4709.

12And JephthahH3316 sentH7971 messengersH4397 unto the kingH4428 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, sayingH559, WhatH4100 hast thou to doH4100 with meH413, that thou art comeH935 unto meH413 to fightH3898 againstH413 my landH776?

13And the kingH4428 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983 answeredH559 unto the messengersH4397 of JephthahH3316, BecauseH3588 IsraelH3478 tookH3947 awayH7725 my landH776, when he cameH5927 upH5927 outH413 of EgyptH4714, from ArnonH769 evenH5704 unto JabbokH2999, and unto JordanH3383: nowH6258 therefore restoreH7725 thoseH1121 landsH776 againH7725 peaceablyH7965.

14And JephthahH3316 sentH7971 messengersH4397 againH5750 unto the kingH4428 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983:

15and he saidH559 unto him, ThusH3541 saith JephthahH3316: IsraelH3478 tookH3947 notH3808 awayH3947 the landH776 of MoabH4124, norH3808 the landH776 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983:

16but when they cameH935 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, and IsraelH3478 walked throughH935 the wildernessH4057 unto the Red SeaH3220, and cameH935 to KadeshH6946;

17then IsraelH3478 sentH7971 messengersH4397 unto the kingH4428 of EdomH123, sayingH559, LetH7971 meH413, I prayH4994 thee, passH5674 throughH5674 thy landH776: but the kingH4428 of EdomH123 hearkened notH3808. And in like manner he sentH7971 unto the kingH4428 of MoabH4124: but he would notH3808: and IsraelH3478 abodeH3427 in KadeshH6946.

18Then he walked throughH935 the wildernessH4057, and compassed the landH776 of EdomH123, and the landH776 of MoabH4124, and cameH935 by the eastH4217 sideH5676 of the landH776 of MoabH4124, and they pitchedH2583 on the otherH5676 sideH5676 of ArnonH769; but they cameH935 notH3808 withinH935 the borderH1366 of MoabH4124, for ArnonH769 was the borderH1366 of MoabH4124.

19And IsraelH3478 sentH7971 messengersH4397 unto SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567, the kingH4428 of HeshbonH2809; and IsraelH3478 saidH559 unto him, LetH7971 usH4994 passH5674, weH5704 prayH4994 thee, throughH5674 thy landH776 unto my placeH4725.

20But SihonH5511 trustedH539 notH3808 IsraelH3478 to passH5674 throughH5674 his borderH1366: but SihonH5511 gatheredH622 allH3605 his peopleH5971 togetherH622, and pitchedH2583 in JahazH3096, and foughtH3898 againstH5973 IsraelH3478.

21And the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, deliveredH5414 SihonH5511 and allH3605 his peopleH5971 intoH776 the handH3027 of IsraelH3478, and they smoteH5221 them: soH5414 IsraelH3478 possessedH3423 allH3605 the landH776 of the AmoritesH567, the inhabitantsH3427 of that countryH776.

22And they possessedH3423 allH3605 the borderH1366 of the AmoritesH567, from ArnonH769 evenH5704 unto JabbokH2999, and from the wildernessH4057 evenH5704 unto JordanH3383.

23SoH6258 nowH6258 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, hath dispossessedH3423 the AmoritesH567 from beforeH6440 his peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and shouldest thou possessH3423 them?

24Wilt notH3808 thou possessH3423 that whichH834 ChemoshH3645 thy godH430 giveth thee to possessH3423? SoH3808 whomsoever the LORDH3068 our GodH430 hath dispossessedH3423 from beforeH6440 usH6440, them will weH834 possessH3423.

25And nowH6258 art thou any thing betterH2896 thanH2896 BalakH1111 the sonH1121 of ZipporH6834, kingH4428 of MoabH4124? did he everH7378 striveH7378 againstH5973 IsraelH3478, or did he everH7378 fightH3898 againstH5973 them?

26WhileH1931 IsraelH3478 dweltH3427 in HeshbonH2809 and herH3605 townsH1323, and in AroerH6177 and herH3605 townsH1323, and in allH3605 the citiesH5892 that are alongH5921 by the sideH3027 of ArnonH769, threeH7969 hundredH3967 yearsH8141; wherefore didH834 ye notH3808 recoverH5337 them withinH5921 that time?

27I therefore have notH3808 sinnedH2398 againstH2398 thee, but thou doest meH3808 wrongH7451 to war againstH2398 meH3808: the LORDH3068, the JudgeH8199, be judgeH8199 this dayH3117 betweenH996 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 and the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983.

28Howbeit the kingH4428 of the childrenH1121 AmmonH5983 hearkened notH3808 unto the wordsH1697 of JephthahH3316 whichH834 he sentH7971 him.

29Then the spiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 uponH5921 JephthahH3316, and he passedH5674 over GileadH1568 and ManassehH4519, and passedH5674 over MizpehH4708 of GileadH1568, and from MizpehH4708 of GileadH1568 he passedH5674 over unto the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983.