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Judges 11:9
Judges 11:9 is verse 9 of Judges chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
King James Version
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?
World English Bible
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivers them before me, will I be your head?”
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Judges 11:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
8 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.”
9 But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
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Cross-references
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Numbers 32:20Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
Numbers 32:21and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him,
Numbers 32:22then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.
Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
Numbers 32:24Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
Numbers 32:25The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.
Numbers 32:26Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
Numbers 32:27But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”
Numbers 32:28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.
Numbers 32:29And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.