Judges 11:6
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.In other versions
and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
ASV
And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief so that we may make war against the children of Ammon.
BBE
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites."
DBY
and they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
WEB
and they say unto Jephthah, `Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'
YLT
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
ENG
And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
WBT
“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
BSB
In context
4And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
5And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
6And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
7And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
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.
People in this verse
- Jephthah