Judges 11:7

Judges 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
• New International Version (NIV)Jephthah 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?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?”

Context of Judges 11:7

5When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, so we may fight the children of Ammon.” Jephthah then said to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me out of my father’s house? So why are you coming to me now that you’re in trouble?” 8“Here is why we’re now turning to you,” the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah. “Come with us, fight the children of Ammon, and then you will become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” 9So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you take me back home to fight the children of Ammon, and Adonai gives them over to me, I should become your head!”

Judges 11:7 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִפְתָּח֙ לְזִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד הֲלֹ֤א אַתֶּם֙ שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם אוֹתִ֔י וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִי מִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וּמַדּ֜וּעַ בָּאתֶ֤ם אֵלַי֙ עַ֔תָּה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צַ֥ר לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• Did not ye hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• me, and expelגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• me out of my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and why are ye comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto me now when ye are in distressצָרַרtsârar · to confineH6887

Cross-references for Judges 11:7

• Genesis 26:27Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and sent me away from you?”
• Genesis 37:27Let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites. Let’s not lay our hand on him—since he’s our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
• Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” So they came near. “I’m Joseph, your brother—the one you sold to Egypt,” he said.
• Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• Isaiah 60:14The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you, and all those who despised you will fall at the soles of your feet. They will call you the city of Adonai, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Acts 7:9The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him.
• Revelation 3:9Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of satan—who say they are Jewish and are not, but lie—behold, I will cause them to come and bow down before your feet, so that they acknowledge that I have loved you!

Commentaries on Judges 11:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7This gives a wider signification to Judges 11:2-3, and shows that Jephthah‘s “brethren” include his fellow tribesmen.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8When Jephthah questioned the offer, the elders insisted on using the stronger term, ruler.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. Jephthah said, Did not ye hate me?--He gave them at first a haughty and cold reception. It is probable that he saw some of his brothers among the deputies. Jephthah was now in circumstances to make his own terms. With his former experience, he would have shown little wisdom or prudence without binding them to a clear and specific engagement to invest him with unlimited authority, the more especially as he was about to imperil his life in their cause…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 11:7

• Government
• Jephthah
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

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