Judges 11:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Jephthah,לְיִפְתָּ֔ח
(le·yif·tach,)
3316: "He opens," a Gileadite, also a city of Judahfrom pathach
"Comeלְכָ֕ה
(le·chah)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and be our chiefלְקָצִ֑ין
(le·ka·tzin;)
7101: a chief, rulerfrom an unused word
that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה
(ve·nil·la·cha·mah)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥י
(biv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Ammon."עַמֹּֽון׃
(am·mo·vn.)
5983: a people living E. of the Jordanfrom im


















KJV Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Jephthah
Yiphtach  (yif-tawkh')
he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine -- Jephthah, Jiphtah.
Come
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and be our captain
qatsiyn  (kaw-tseen')
a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader -- captain, guide, prince, ruler.
that we may fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
with the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ammon
`Ammown  (am-mone')
tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country -- Ammon, Ammonites.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief that we may fight against the sons of Ammon."

King James Bible
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said to him, "Come, be our commander, and let's fight against the Ammonites."

International Standard Version
They told him, "Come and be our commander so we can fight the Ammonites!"

NET Bible
They said, "Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They said to Jephthah, "Come and be our commander so that we can wage war against Ammon."

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
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