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Judges 11:9

And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

KJV

Jephte quoque dixit eis : Si vere venistis ad me, ut pugnem pro vobis contra filios Ammon, tradideritque eos Dominus in manus meas, ego ero vester princeps ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἰεφθάε πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Γαλαάδ Εἰ ἐπιστρέφετέ με ὑμεῖς παρατάξασθαι ἐν υἱοῖς Ἀμμὼν καὶ παραδῷ Κύριος αὐτοὺς ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἐγὼ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς ἄρχοντα;

LXX

And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Jehovah deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יִפְתָּ֜ח אֶל זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֗ד אִם מְשִׁיבִ֨ים אַתֶּ֤ם אוֹתִ/י֙ לְ/הִלָּחֵם֙ בִּ/בְנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וְ/נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אוֹתָ֖/ם לְ/פָנָ֑/י אָנֹכִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָ/כֶ֖ם לְ/רֹֽאשׁ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גִּלְעָֽד
gl'd
proper_noun · 134×
הִלָּחֵ֖ם
hlchm
verb · 177×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִפְתָּח֙
yptch
proper_noun · 30×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַמּ֔וֹן
'mvn
proper_noun · 105×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Num 32:20 — And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,