Judges 11:10
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
In other versions
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.
ASV
And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.
BBE
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say."
DBY
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.
WEB
And the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, `Jehovah is hearkening between us -- if according to thy word we do not so.'
YLT
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to your words.
ENG
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
WBT
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
BSB
In context
8And 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.
9And 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?
10And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
12And 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?
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Jephthah