Judges 12:2
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And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
In other translations
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יִפְתָּחyiftachJephthahH3316אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413אִישׁ'isha man ofH376רִיבrivstrifeH7379הָיִיתִיhayitiI wasH1961אֲנִי'aniIH589וְעַמִּיve'amiand people myH5971וּבְנֵי־uvenei-and [the] people ofH1121עַמּוֹןamonAmmonH5983מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966וָאֶזְעַקva'ez'akand I summonedH2199אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808הוֹשַׁעְתֶּםhosha'temyou deliveredH3467אוֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853מִיָּדָם׃miyadamfrom hand theirH3027
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Related verses
- Judges 11:12-3312 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: 15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?” 13 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.” 14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites 15 to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
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People and places
People: Jephthah
Places: Ammon