Judges 11:8

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And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”

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Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205גִלְעָדgil'adGileadH1568אֶל־'el-toH413יִפְתָּחyiftachJephthahH3316לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651עַתָּה'atahnowH6258שַׁבְנוּshavnuwe have returnedH7725אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413וְהָלַכְתָּvehalakhtaand you will comeH1980עִמָּנוּ'imanuwith usH5973וְנִלְחַמְתָּvenilchamtaand you will fightH3898בִּבְנֵיbivneiagainst [the] people ofH1121עַמּוֹןamonAmmonH5983וְהָיִיתָvehayitaand you will becomeH1961לָּנוּlanuof usלְרֹאשׁlerosh<into> chiefH7218לְכֹלlekholof allH3605יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427גִלְעָד׃gil'adGileadH1568

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Related verses

Judges 10:18
And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
Exodus 9:28
Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
Exodus 10:17
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
Exodus 8:28
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
Exodus 8:8
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
1 Kings 13:6
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
Luke 17:3-4
³ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. ⁴ And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.³ Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. ⁴ Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

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People and places

People: Jephthah

Places: Ammon, Gilead